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When your parent has dementia or Alzheimer's disease, you and your family have many things to address regarding the required care and safety. You may need to consider guardianship to safeguard your loved one from physical and financial harm. What is legal...
A third-party funded or common law special needs trust may hold money or property to support a disabled heir or child. As noted by the AARP, you may add money to a special needs trust in any amount that suits your heir’s or child's needs. By creating a trust, you may...
Financial scams are not uncommon, especially among older people. Financial planner scammers try to take advantage of consumers who do not understand estate planning. According to the Office of the Pennsylvania Attorney General, a financial planner scammer is someone...
Your aging parents do not need help to manage their finances now, but that could change in a few years. To prepare for overseeing their care and acting as their caregiver, you want to better understand how to manage their finances. AARP explains financial tools for...
A trusted caregiver may have taken advantage of one of your elderly relatives by exploiting his or her finances. As noted by U.S. News and World Report, older adults lose billions of dollars each year and fail to report this type of abuse to their loved ones....
If it is time to consider a nursing home for your mom or dad, you want only the best. Considering the high costs of care, you need to find a facility that meets your parent’s requirements as well as your own comfort level. Here are four tips to get you started. 1....
If someone has approached you about being an executor for an estate, you may want some time to consider your responsibilities. Overseeing the closure of someone's estate can take time and requires careful adherence to specified legal documents. Knowing some of the...
A Last Will and Testament is not the only estate planning tool at your disposal even though having a solid Will in place is important. According to Kiplinger, assets like life insurance policies and retirement accounts pass via beneficiary designations. Much like your...
As a parent of a special needs child, you know you must plan for the future. You need to have something in place to handle all the roadblocks that may come up in time, such as when your child reaches the age of 18 or your own inability to care for your child as you...
If your parents appointed you the executor of their Pennsylvania estate, you have likely been talking with them about their wishes. While you may understand who should receive what property, do you know what steps to take once they pass away? According to Kiplinger,...