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“I want to stay at home!” But can Mom or Dad safely live in their home as their physical or cognitive health declines? Can you stay in...

No one aspires to abandon their home for a care facility later in life. Most older adults want to stay in the place where they raised...

While the “Lucid Interval Doctrine” may sound intimidating—as law often does—this fancy term only describes what many of us see in our...

If your parent or loved one is experiencing memory loss or struggling with decisions, then you might hear the word “capacity” repeated...

A Power of Attorney is a document that establishes an agency.[1] An agency is a relationship where one person gives another party the...

Some clients and their families stay in an attorney's memory long after their case is completed. I assisted one such family with their...

Captain’s Blog: 010 Part V: Procrastination Congratulations! You’ve reached the last installment of our five-part series, Overcoming the...

Captain’s Blog: 009 Part IV: Perception We’re in the home stretch! In our series, Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning, we...

Captain’s Blog: 008 Part III: Money In our series, Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning, we've discussed how unawareness can...

Captain’s Blog: 007 Part II: Time In our last Captain’s Blog, Overcoming the Five Roadblocks to Legal Planning, we discussed the issue of...

Captain’s Blog: 006 As adults, there are a million items on our Grown-Up To-Do list. The mundane chores are shuffled, depending on our...

Estate planning typically refers to five legal documents: the Durable Power of Attorney, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Living...

Captain’s Blog: 005 Not Everyone Gets the Golden Ticket Our state and federal laws impact each of us every day, whether we're aware of...

Captain’s Blog: 004 Green is good. As it turns out, this sentiment isn’t limited to money or vegetables. The study of ecopsychology...

Captain’s Blog: 003 Who was your favorite teacher? Most people can spontaneously blurt-out that teacher’s name like a reflex. Some folks...

Captain’s Blog: 002 Plan Early. Plan Often. Plan Well. It’s more than just a catch phrase. Those three little sentences represent the...

Captain’s Blog: 001 “Wow. That’s A Lot.” As an elder law attorney, I counsel clients in estate planning, long-term care planning,...