Will your Power of Attorney ruin your retirement?
Did you know that an estate plan on its own isn’t enough to guarantee a successful retirement? Those legal documents—Wills and Trusts, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Directives—may give you a...
Guest Article: Three Reasons You Need an Attorney for Your Will
As a service to Life Point Law blog readers, we’re always on the lookout for helpful articles from a variety of sources. The following column comes from Missouri-based Rudy Beck, Attorney and...
Caregivers who Handle a Loved One’s Finances Face Higher Stress
An article just published on the aging-related website NextAvenue should be a must-read for anyone who is caring for an aging loved one or family member. It’s called “Caregiving’s Taboo Subject: Coordinating the Finances.” The story, written by NextAvenue’s...
Death of Tom Petty Reminds Us of the Need to Plan for our Later Years
It has been about a month since rock and roll legend Tom Petty died suddenly of apparent cardiac arrest. To us here at AgingOptions, it seems like any time a celebrity passes away, the topic of end of life planning comes up once again. While there’s much we don’t know about...
When Assigning POA, Choose Carefully and Communicate Openly!
Sometimes we run across helpful articles that do a good job of stating a problem, without providing much of a solution. Such is the case with this recent article we found on the website www.AgingCare.com. It’s entitled “Family Feuds over Power of Attorney,” and it warns...
How do you revoke a Power of Attorney?
By the time most people get to the point that they consider going to see an elder law attorney, they’ve seen a lawyer for something else like a Will if they have kids or possibly even a Power of Attorney (POA) especially in this area with its high number of military...
