When someone you love, in particular, your spouse, becomes ill you want to help them get well. But what happens when the illness is dementia? A marital relationship that could have spanned years or decades becomes subject to enormous change, and that change is not a slow linear progression of predictability.
Intersecting and pushing the boundaries of divorce, property, probate and contract law, the issue of what to do with frozen embryos after death or divorce is becoming a hot legal topic. There are over one million frozen embryos in the United States.
For those who are extremely wealthy and looking for ways to best protect the wealth for generations to come, a generation skipping trust (GST) may accomplish those goals.
Whether you are passionate about collecting art or simply looking for a diversified avenue to invest, the fine art market continues to hold value and in some cases is even booming. Art is a long-term investment and is considered fairly risky given that art is subjective.
Nursing home abuse or neglect is defined generally as any action or failure to act that causes unreasonable suffering, misery, or harm to the patient. It can include assault of a patient, but can also include withholding necessary food, medical attention, or physical care from the patient.
Most wills and trusts contain language pertaining to survivorship requirements. These survivorship provisions require a beneficiary to outlive the creator of the will or trust by a predetermined amount of time.
Own a villa in Tuscany? A hacienda in Mexico? An apartment in Paris? If you own property or keep assets in a foreign country, your estate planning attorney needs to know prior to executing any estate planning documents.
DNA test kits like those that can be purchased through websites like Ancestry.com and 23andme.com are becoming more and more popular. Many families are learning about unknown biological relatives connected through DNA evidence.
The first step is to learn how the symptoms may impact your living situation (such as needing to add ramps) and the impact it may have on your income and budget. Do you foresee the need for home care or moving into a full care facility?
Seeing a loved one progress through the stages of Alzheimer’s Disease can be disheartening. For several decades, extensive research has been conducted in the pharmaceutical field to find ways to prevent the disease, lessen the symptoms and now actually attack the disease process.
