Federal Law vs. Idaho Laws for Same-Sex Couples

By:  Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Idaho does not recognize same-sex marriages, but the federal government does.  There is a new IRS law, effective September 16, 2013 (Rev. Rule 2013-17, 2013-78).  The IRS adopts the “State of Celebration” rule.  Same-sex couples legally married in any foreign or domestic…

You May Want to Write Your Own Obituary

By:  Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Consider being good to your children so you won’t be remembered in a brutal way. This obituary was placed in the Reno Gazette Journal: Marianne Theresa Johnson-Reddick born Jan 4, 1935 and died alone on Aug. 30, 2013. She is survived by…