By: 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…
DetailsBy Susan M. Graham, Certifiled Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Imagine, you are hospitalized for three or more days, you were assigned a room, slept in a bed, had many tests and saw various specialists. Then, you were discharged to a skilled nursing facility (a nursing home) for follow-up care. At that…
DetailsSusan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho If you joke that you are getting forgetful, have lost your keys or might be getting Alzheimer’s–and you make these statements at your bank or with your financial investment people, watch out! An attorney friend told me one of her clients did just…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho You are at the store and your charge card is denied. You pay your property taxes and the county says you owe for last year’s taxes too. You get sued for failing to pay a medical bill. These lapses can quickly lead…
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