by Jill Burzynski | Apr 29, 2022 | Blog, Exploitation
Sometimes our clients want us to prepare gifting real property (usually their home) .to their children. They may believe that they could wait out the five-year ineligibility period for gifting and obtain Medicaid. We always try to caution that such actions can cause a...
by Jill Burzynski | Aug 19, 2021 | Blog, Exploitation, News Article, Probate and Trust Administration
Probate can be slow, involves court costs and attorney’s fees, and will involve a court. For all these reasons, you might want to avoid probate. This article will cover some practical steps you can take in order to avoid probate. Of course there are some situations...
by Jill Burzynski | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog, Caregiver Resources, Exploitation, scams
We are lucky in Collier County to have many good assisted living facilities. You can choose facilities in North Naples, East Naples, and close to the central core of Naples. You can choose from buy-in facilities or straight rental situations. There are newer...
by Jill Burzynski | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, Exploitation, News Article
Elderly individuals often go through health issues they did not experience when they were younger and may have been unprepared to deal with. Other seniors might have few living friends, and relatives scattered far from Florida. This makes aging difficult both...
by Jill Burzynski | Oct 23, 2020 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Blog, Estate Planning, Exploitation, News Article, scams
Financial elder exploitation has been called “the crime of the 21st Century” with one study suggesting that older Americans lost at least $2.9 billion to financial exploitation in 2010 by a broad spectrum of perpetrators, including persons they know and trust, as well...
by Jill Burzynski | Oct 2, 2020 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Exploitation, Guardianship, News Article, scams
A good Florida estate plan will always include planning for possible incapacity. A Durable Power of Attorney (DPOA) names a trusted person to make financial decisions for you, while an Advance Directive for Healthcare does the same for health decisions. But there...
