By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho The U.S. Supreme Court decided on June 12, 2014 in Clark, et ux. v. Rameker, Trustee, et al., that an inherited Individual Retirement Account (IRA) does not share the same characteristics as a traditional IRA and, in a bankruptcy, is not a…
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho I inherited the oldest item I own, an Egyptian scarab. It came with a story from my Cousin Kathie who died at age 99. A British soldier was in Egypt helping the English government empty (loot) the pyramid tomb. He was told…
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Do you have too many passwords? Who, other than you, knows what they are or where you keep them? Passwords are now in the news every few weeks. We learn they are stolen and used to access our private accounts. Even the…
By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho A group of ninety-five year olds were asked if they could live their lives over, what would they do differently? Here are the three things that most of them said:1 Reflect more. Enjoy more moments, sunrises and sunsets. Notice more moments of…