By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Bill and Dolly, high school sweethearts, married when they turned 50. From previous marriages, Bill had three children and Dolly had two. Now they are in their 80’s and are conflicted about how to set up their estate plan to cover the…
DetailsBy: 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…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho A friend just received a check in the mail for $300,000, his share of his mother’s estate. Of course he was delighted to get the money, but wants to make sure it passes to his kids when he dies and not his…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho My friend died last week. It became my job to write his obituary. We were friends for 40 years, but I did not know all the details I thought he would want included. People want to have an obituary for many reasons. …
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho It is easy. I have been stuffing “time in a bottle” for the last few weeks. How? I have been putting up fruits and vegetables by canning, freezing and drying. It takes time to prepare the food for storage. My favorite is…
DetailsSusan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho If a spouse is in a nursing home, with the nursing home bills being paid under the Medicaid program, when both spouses die, the State of Idaho will want to be paid back for what they paid out. Where will they get the…
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