If your parents are getting on in years, you may be helping them with their finances and other matters, such as medical visits and shopping. You may live close by and be able to visit weekly or more often. Or you may live far away
In mid-February, a cluster of residents at the Seattle-area nursing home, Life Care Center of Kirkland, came down with a respiratory illness and fever. On February 28, a 73-year-old female resident tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Over the next month, the coronavirus swept through the
Seniors and retirees should know that they may be able to use online tax preparation software free of charge. Most low- and middle-income Americans qualify for the free help, but do not take advantage of it. And all seniors are eligible for free counseling assistance
Siblings do not always receive equal shares of a parent’s estate. Sometimes the inequality is intentional and sometimes it is accidental. Regardless of how it happens, it can cause arguments among the children. However, there are some steps parents can take to promote family harmony.
Movies, television, and books like to present wills in dramatic ways–handwritten notes, videos, deathbed utterances–but what actually makes a will valid? The law varies depending on what state you live in, but there are some basic rules. The legal requirements for a will are fairly
No one wants to face the fact that our loved ones will not be with us forever. Facing our own mortality is frightening as well. Although none of us wants to contemplate a time when we or a loved one might become disabled or die,
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, had a charmed childhood. Subsequent to her father’s death, the estate of Elvis Presley, was discovered to be cash-poor and in debt. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, as one of the executors of
A woman may lose her home in Cambridge as a result of her mother and stepfather not having a will. Marcell Harrison received a letter from a public administrator of Middlesex County ( a state official who is brought in to handle estates where there
A new trend in death planning is the green burial in which people cut down the impact of their burial on the environment by planning to use eco-friendly options in the disposition of their remains. Green burials require fewer resources for the care of the
How do people without children create a legacy after their death? Marci Alboher, married but without children, tried to answer this question while filling out a questionnaire from her estate planning lawyer. She reached clarity about how she wants to live. Read the complete NYT
If your parents are getting on in years, you may be helping them with their finances and other matters, such as medical visits and shopping. You may live close by and be able to visit weekly or more often. Or you may live far away
In mid-February, a cluster of residents at the Seattle-area nursing home, Life Care Center of Kirkland, came down with a respiratory illness and fever. On February 28, a 73-year-old female resident tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Over the next month, the coronavirus swept through the
Seniors and retirees should know that they may be able to use online tax preparation software free of charge. Most low- and middle-income Americans qualify for the free help, but do not take advantage of it. And all seniors are eligible for free counseling assistance
Siblings do not always receive equal shares of a parent’s estate. Sometimes the inequality is intentional and sometimes it is accidental. Regardless of how it happens, it can cause arguments among the children. However, there are some steps parents can take to promote family harmony.
Movies, television, and books like to present wills in dramatic ways–handwritten notes, videos, deathbed utterances–but what actually makes a will valid? The law varies depending on what state you live in, but there are some basic rules. The legal requirements for a will are fairly
No one wants to face the fact that our loved ones will not be with us forever. Facing our own mortality is frightening as well. Although none of us wants to contemplate a time when we or a loved one might become disabled or die,
Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of the “King of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Elvis Presley, had a charmed childhood. Subsequent to her father’s death, the estate of Elvis Presley, was discovered to be cash-poor and in debt. Her mother, Priscilla Presley, as one of the executors of
A woman may lose her home in Cambridge as a result of her mother and stepfather not having a will. Marcell Harrison received a letter from a public administrator of Middlesex County ( a state official who is brought in to handle estates where there
A new trend in death planning is the green burial in which people cut down the impact of their burial on the environment by planning to use eco-friendly options in the disposition of their remains. Green burials require fewer resources for the care of the
How do people without children create a legacy after their death? Marci Alboher, married but without children, tried to answer this question while filling out a questionnaire from her estate planning lawyer. She reached clarity about how she wants to live. Read the complete NYT
