12 Times You Should Update Your Will
It is also important to realize that it isn’t merely ‘why’ you are updating your will, but ‘when’ you are updating that can make all the difference.
Ethan Huizenga
July 3, 2020
Quirk in Medicare System’s Observation Status
Unfortunately, over a decade, the number of observation stays has increased exponentially and is being used, even when patients have a diagnosis and have been admitted by their own physicians.
Ethan Huizenga
July 2, 2020
Elder Financial Abuse happens under Your Nose
Take, for example, the sad and sordid tax case of Mary Ellen Cranmer Nice vs. United States of America, which would not have existed if an attentive financial advisor hadn’t noticed the large IRA distributions that were allegedly stolen right from under a matriarch’s nose.
Ethan Huizenga
July 1, 2020
IRAs and the SECURE and CARES Acts
There have been several law changes that affect IRAs passed since December 2019.
Ethan Huizenga
June 30, 2020
How Do I Talk about End-Of-Life Plans?
No one likes to think about the end of their life, but it’s an important topic that many people put off until it’s too late.
Ethan Huizenga
June 26, 2020
Jeremy Renner’s Daughter’s Trust: Problems
The in-court fights between Hawkeye actor Jeremy Renner and his ex-wife Sonni Pacheco have not slowed, despite current world events.
Ethan Huizenga
June 24, 2020
Protecting a Digital Legacy
The world exists just as much online, as it does offline. Failing to recognize that when planning for the end of life, can lead to unexpected repercussions for survivors.
Ethan Huizenga
June 23, 2020
Tapping an Inherited IRA?
When a loved one dies, any leftover IRA funds they had, goes to whomever they labeled as beneficiaries. If you’re a beneficiary, you have to decide how you’re going to use it—a decision that’s a little more complicated this year than it normally is.
Ethan Huizenga
June 22, 2020
Your Children Wish You Had an Estate Plan
Without a proper elder law estate plan, the children’s responsibilities are even more exhausting, stressful and sad.
Ethan Huizenga
June 21, 2020
Brain Diseases Need Special Estate Planning
Covid-19 or Coronavirus has created health worries and fear for everyone. For those with underlying health issues, which include multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, or other brain diseases, those concerns are even more pronounced.
Ethan Huizenga
June 20, 2020
