ESSENTIAL STEPS TO ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOAL
Start Early and Get Help - Lack of planning may have disastrous consequences. Planning for special needs families often involves several financial, legal and benefits-related strategies. Assembling a team of qualified professionals to advise you will take time. A financial advisor, estate planning attorney, benefits coordinator, trustee/trust company, family physician/registered [...]
A recent study by the AARP found that nearly a quarter of the adult population are providing voluntary care for family members and friends. As the population ages and people live longer, this number is sure to rise. To reward these caregivers, parents often would leave an unequal inheritance to the caregiver child. Often these [...]
A recent study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports that an Alzheimer’s gene may impair middle-aged memory. According to the study, people with a variant of the APOE gene, which increases the risk of Alzheimer’s in old age, may also show memory impairment earlier than researchers once thought. Researchers followed 815 people ages 21-97 [...]
Elder law is an area of law that encompasses any legal issue facing the elderly. It is often associated with estate planning but can involve much broader social, economic and health related difficulties facing aging Americans. Some of the concerns that become more important to us as we grow older and may require more careful [...]
Being a parent comes with great joy but significant responsibility. It is no different for parents of children with special needs. In some situations, careful planning can be critical to address a family’s financial needs. Parents must not only plan to care for their children during their lives, but they must also take steps to ensure they [...]