Idaho Law Change for Married Persons’ Estate Plan To Save Taxes [1] Do you and your spouse hold a joint brokerage account that is titled “Jack and Jill Hill, Joint Tenants With Rights of Survivorship (JTWROS)”? You may want to change the title to be “Jack and Jill Hill, Community Property, With Rights of Survivorship…
There is a 70% guarantee that the day will come when you need someone to help make decisions for you if you are over age 65. Most people ignore or only casually think about whom they want to assist with their finances and health decisions when they are unable to help themselves. Many people give this…
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho I am amazed – I find at least 25% of my clients are supporting their adult children and grandchildren. Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse. A recent study of 4,000 adults aged 60 and older living in New…
By: 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…