The Veteran's Aid and Attendance Pension Benefit The best advice that I can give you when planning for long-term care is not to delay. We never know what the future holds. While we are able, we must prepare for a variety of … [Read more...]
Planning for Long-Term Care (Part 4)
The most important thing that you can do in planning for future contingencies is to act now. The future may hold limited resources or health problems for you and either one of these may prevent you from taking care of the things … [Read more...]
Planning for Long-Term Care (Part 2)
"Long-Term Care" refers to the broad spectrum of medical and support services provided to persons who have lost some or all capacity to function on their own due to a chronic illness or disabling condition, and who are expected to … [Read more...]
The “Power” of Peace of Mind
Incapacity Planning is perhaps the most fundamental type of estate planning and yet it is also the most important. Life is unpredictable; even someone in perfect health can become incapacitated from an accident or unforeseen … [Read more...]
Are Your Critical Documents Safe?
In case of a fire or an immediate evacuation order, could you quickly find all of your important documents? If you’re like most people, your birth certificate, marriage license, insurance papers, mortgage and retirement fund … [Read more...]
Online Estate Planning: Is It Enough?
Trust lawyers are well aware of the variety of online estate planning tools available to those in Virginia and beyond, such as Quicken WillMaker, LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer. The variety of products available can create a false … [Read more...]
Estate Planning for Single Adults
When we typically think of estate planning, we see grandma and grandpa putting together a will and possibly setting up some trusts for the following generations. It’s all about providing for our offspring, right? Not necessarily. … [Read more...]
Two Lessons from Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
You may be aware that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. However, fewer people realize that before October, is September: National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. More than 15,000 women will die from ovarian … [Read more...]