By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Everyone knows about Phase One in estate planning. Phase One means create an estate plan so your wishes are followed when you die or should you become unable to care for yourself. Lots of families think once there is an estate plan…
DetailsBy: Susan M Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Bulletin: Old news – People do steal from minor children and disabled or incapacitated adults [referred to as a “ward” in the legal system.] The Idaho Legislature, trying to make this less likely, passed a law that requires all persons petitioning to…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho 83702 It is the name of a new best selling novel, by Kate Atkinson. When I read that title, I thought “my … someone put into a short phrase what life is about.” Life after life …? To me that means what…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Who Gets the Grandfather Clock? Blame it on the grandfather clock. My cousin, Jim, has not talked to his brother for 20 years. All because his brother received the tall clock that stood in the same place in their parent’s home for…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Why? Your family may have never talked about money. It may be your parents are private about their finances. The problem arises when they become unable to communicate due to illness or death. No one know about their bank accounts, investments, bills,…
DetailsBy Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Who will end up with your grandmother’s wedding ring and your great-grandfather’s pocket watch? When creating an estate plan, many fill out a list indicating who is to receive precious or sentimental possession after death. Few take the time to provide a…
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