Elder Law—Legal Issues Affecting Senior Citizens The field of elder law focuses on the needs of older people and the issues they encounter. Elder law generally addresses three general concerns: Long-term care issues, including planning for the payment of the costs of assisted living or nursing ho...
Taking the Right Steps to Protect Your Estate and Your Loved Ones When you’ve worked hard to create a legacy for your family, you want to take the appropriate measures to make sure your assets go where you want. You also want your estate distributed in a way that won’t cause undue stres...
An executor is someone named in a will who is charged with carrying out the directions of the will. Executors supervise the property of the deceased person while debts are settled. A person named as executor is not required to accept the responsibility. If the named executor declines, the altern...
When someone enters your property, they have a reasonable expectation of not getting injured. This means that you, as a property owner (or non-owner resident), are responsible for maintaining a relatively safe environment. This is known as “premises liability.” For example, a courier delivering ...
What Happens If You Die Without a Valid Will? A simple will allows you to specify the distribution of your property in the event of your death, ensuring that assets go where you want them to go. If you haven’t prepared and executed a will (or taken any other estate planning measures), your pro...
The Probate Process—Ensuring the Orderly Distribution of Your Estate Through the probate process, the probate court oversees the orderly distribution of an estate. If the deceased had a will, the court will confirm the validity of the will and ultimately govern the distribution of assets in accord...
