Attorney-client privilege after death
Attorney-client privilege requires that attorneys keep confidential and refrain from sharing all secrets and other confidences of clients.
Ethan Huizenga
November 6, 2020
Does My Estate Plan Need an Audit?
Estate planning is the process of transferring the management of your assets, if and when you are unable to manage them yourself due to disability or death. Whether you have $100 or $100 million you should have an estate plan.
Ethan Huizenga
October 28, 2020
When Do We Need an Elder Law Attorney?
Consult an elder care lawyer preemptively, to avoid making a panicked phone call in the moment.
Ethan Huizenga
October 22, 2020
They Refused My POA Document, What Now?
The possibility that a power of attorney might be rejected may be one reason not to simply pull a form off the internet and hope it will be accepted.
Ethan Huizenga
October 15, 2020
Distributing Unequal Amounts in an Estate Plan
For most of us, considering the distribution of the property we have accumulated over our lives is a painful reminder of our mortality.
Ethan Huizenga
October 12, 2020
How Do I Find the Elder Law Attorney for Me?
Finding and elder law attorney is as easy as googling, “elder law attorney near me.” Anyone can find an elderly law attorney but finding the right one is where things get a tad difficult. If you want your elder law case to be in the right hands, then you might have to do a bit of digging.
Ethan Huizenga
September 23, 2020
Planning for Nursing Home Expenses
A revocable trust is great for many reasons, but it does NOT protect assets from nursing home expenses.
Ethan Huizenga
September 22, 2020
Why Not Claim Social Security at 62?
Retirees have a choice about when to claim their Social Security retirement benefits, but for most people, 62 is the earliest age at which you can start them.
Ethan Huizenga
September 17, 2020
How Do I Keep Assets from the Nursing Home?
Nursing homes are expensive with an average cost in the United States of $7,698 per month (2020 average). Most people cannot afford this expense, but they are in desperate need of the services provided by nursing homes (long-term care facilities).
Ethan Huizenga
September 7, 2020
Different Trusts for Different Purposes
Trusts are legal entities that own assets, and all trusts are not alike. They are created by a written trust document with certain provisions that can vary from trust to trust.
Ethan Huizenga
September 7, 2020
