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. …
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Did you know that you can provide for the care of your plants in your estate plan? Ronna Scoratow has a 42-year-old philodendron. She plans to give it to a friend when she dies, along with $5,000 to compensate her for caring…
Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho George Washington, our first President, wrote his Last Will and Testament shortly before he died. One of the provisions included was the gift of a sword to each of his five nephews. The gift was an heirloom treasured by each family. One nephew’s…
Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho The third birthday party for my niece, Eliza, was fun for the kids – with balloons, cake and ice cream and sticky fingerprints everywhere. Visiting with her parents, I asked if they had selected a guardian for Eliza should something happen to them. …