The Idaho Legislature passed three new laws that may be of interest to you. These laws go into effect on July 1, 2015. Uniform Recognition of Substitute Decision-Making Documents Act (Idaho Code Section 15-15-101 to 15-15-110). One of the purposes for this new law is to provide standards for recognizing financial and health powers of…
Over coffee, a friend, Alan, told me he is flying to Baltimore in two days to visit his elderly bachelor uncles. The uncles, Sam (age 85) and George (age 78), have always lived together in the family home. A niece, who looked in on the uncles and lived just 10 minutes away, died last year…
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho What have you collected over your lifetime – buttons, baseball cards, Jim Beam bottles, thimbles, salt and pepper shakers, egg beaters, poker chips…? The list is endless. Your collection could be just a curiosity with little value (except to you), or it…
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho When you set up an estate plan, you sign a Last Will and Testament as one of many documents. It takes work to meet with an attorney, make decisions and finally sign all of the papers. You can also make a wish. …