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, 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...
by Jill Burzynski | Jul 10, 2015 | Alzheimers and Dementia, Caregiver Issues, Estate Planning, Financing Long Term Care, Guardianship
Most patients and their family members are not entirely surprised when a diagnosis of dementia is made by a physician. The patient and the family member have probably been noticing subtle changes for some time. However, when these suspicions are confirmed by a...