The US Congress passed the Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act in 2014. The law will enable people with disabilities to access savings accounts to pay disability-related expenses. The accounts will not affect Medicaid and Supplement Security Income...
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Month: June 2015
Reduce conflict in Colorado probate: Address personal property
An ad for luxury watchmaker Patek Philippe states, "You never actually own a Patek Philippe. You merely look after it for the next generation." This leads to the question - how do you gift valuable personal possessions through an estate plan?The focus of estate...
Estate planning for same-sex couples in Colorado
This month, the Supreme Court will issue a landmark decision on the legality of same-sex marriage. Surprisingly, a Boulder city clerk issued the first same-sex marriage in 1975. A PBS documentary called “Limited Partnership” recounts the couple’s story and a strange...
It’s in the cards: Talking about Advance Medical Directives
Do you freeze up when someone mentions “the end of life" or "advance planning?” Few are comfortable with the topic. Estimates are that more than 60 percent of older adults do not have an advance directive in place that expresses their wishes regarding end-of-life...