It’s the end of the month. That’s when we like to survey the elder law landscape and share interesting or useful items that surfaced over the past few weeks. Here’s our January review:
January’s Planning Tips
Here are eight common
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Grandparent Visitation and Custody Disputes
We occasionally hear from grandparents who have visitation and custody disputes with their children. More commonly, they have disputes with their children’s spouses, partners or exes. The stories are often heartbreaking, and we want to help. Too often, our best
Damar Hamlin Illustrates POA Importance
Football fans everywhere stood stunned last Monday night when Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. He was resuscitated, then carted off to the hospital. He’s now recovering from the cardiac arrest, talking and breathing on his own.
If You Help, Don’t Do It Like This
A recent case out of Maryland illustrates that helping an elderly parent can lead to criminal penalties and (gulp) jail time. Don’t help, at least not like Sharon Shivers did.
As the Maryland Court of Appeals tells the story,
ABLE and SECURE Act Sequels
It was right there in the year’s name: 2022. Lots of sequels. See all those 2s in the year? We had some of the same experience in legal circles — particularly in the ABLE And SECURE Acts
In the
Top Ten Elder Law Lessons from 2022
At the end of each month, we take stock of elder law news and developments and share them. For the December review, we look less to outside news and commentary and instead think about what we (or others) have learned
Legally Required Notice in Probate Court
Legally-required notice rules in probate proceedings are straightforward. They mandate mail notice or personal service on interested parties. The person filing a probate proceeding usually must publish notice in the newspaper, as well. But what if they don’t know how
Dead Celebs: Why Fight Over Who’s Executor?
It sure seems like families of dead celebrities fight a lot. And the battles are sometimes over not a lot. Like who should administer the dead celebs’ estate.
Take rapper Takeoff and actress Anne Heche (who we’ve written about once
Famous People’s Wills Are Not Always Like Yours
We often write about famous people’s wills — usually when they have died recently. So, for instance, we recently wrote about Anne Heche’s will. More accurately, we wrote about what might be her will. Sometimes we discuss the absence of
November’s Elder Law Items of Interest
Turkey. Done. Pie. Done. Black Friday. Done. Next? December. But first, our review of elder law items of interest from November:
Estate & Tax Planning
The estate tax exemption will take a relatively big jump in 2023. It increases to