by Jill Burzynski | Aug 27, 2015 | Blog, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Probate and Trust Administration
All too often I hear stories of family members who are named successor trustee in a loved one’s trust who do not seek legal advice about their role as trustee and never trigger the mechanism in the trust in order for them to take over as trustee. They instead...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Caregiver Issues, Guardianship
Guardianship is a protective legal proceeding for incapacitated persons who are unable to manage their own affairs. Through the process of guardianship certain or all of an individual’s rights are removed. The law provides extensive procedural safeguards to...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Caregiver Issues, End of Life Planning, Health Care Advocacy
We recommend that our clients consider who they would want to be health care surrogate for them in the event that they are not able to make health care decisions for themselves. Once they have made the decision, it is documented in an Advance Directive for Healthcare...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Guardianship
Have you considered what would happen if an elder in your family had a medical problem which prohibited the elder from being able to make decisions? Do you know if appropriate documents are in place that would empower another person to make decisions? Do you know...