Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney I received this suggestion from a friend today, and I thought it might resonate with some of you. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months and 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, The Graham Law Office, P.A., Boise, Idaho 83702 Driving in this country is important. You can elect when and where you are going out. Losing driving privileges can be distressing as it represents a milestone in life that a person is no longer physically able to drive…
DetailsThe Wall Street Journal listed 25 documents you need before you die.1 Their subheading was “Design your death dossier soon – or you could be setting up your heirs for frustration and financial pain.” They are right. If you don’t take the time to create a plan for your future and organize your documents, you…
DetailsIn a speech to high school students, Bill Gates passed on to them the following eleven (11) rules. The rules come from Charles Sykes, author of “Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good about Ourselves but Can’t Read, Write or Add” (St. Martin’s Press, 1996). It appears that the rules did not come…
DetailsLast week I wrote about two ways to pay for your funeral. There is a second part of funeral planning to consider. We believe it is important to leave a legacy. Part of that legacy is to be remembered long after we are gone. We have a new FREE service that we offer to our…
DetailsThere is a 100% guarantee that each of us will die one day. Who is going to pay for your funeral and where will they get the money? One of the greatest gifts you can give to your family is to prepay and prearrange your funeral. There are different ways to do this: (1) Meet…
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