By Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Are you thinking about your elderly parents’ finances and beginning to worry what you should do to help them in an emergency? Don’t expect your parents to be thrilled at the idea of discussing their finances if they have not been open…
DetailsBy Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Can you keep up with all the things you need to be doing? No? Well, NO is my answer! The leaves are falling, I rake them every day, and in the morning they are back again. Pooh – I didn’t plan to…
DetailsBy Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Caregivers of the elderly have a legal as well as a moral obligation to provide proper care for their charge. Allowing your 84-year-old mother to rot to death is considered illegal. Attorney, Marie-Therese Connolly, received the MacArthur Fellowship, the so-called “genius” grant,…
DetailsBy Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho This happened for the heiress of L’Oreal, a French cosmetics company. Liliane Bettencourt is 89¹. She and her daughter, Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers, have been suing one another for years. A French Court found the mother to have failing mental health and to be…
DetailsBy Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho An inheritance of cash can be good or bad. The “good” part is easy. Someone receives the inheritance and uses the funds wisely to enhance their lives. The “bad” part is often swept under the rug. If someone inherits money and that…
DetailsBy Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho You may be nominated by a family member or friend to handle their affairs when they die. It is certainly a compliment and an honor, but also a huge job. You may want to think twice before you accept, or consider hiring…
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