In this day and age, in addition to having a “real life,” anyone who regularly takes advantage of the internet also has a separate but sometimes almost equally important digital community. For example, thanks to advances in electronic communication,...
More Than 20 Years Of Serving Colorado Families And Businesses In Times Of Need
Year: 2016
An electronic registry to convey end-of-life wishes
The Kaiser Family Foundation has estimated that approximately 60 percent of adults over 65 have advance medical directives. While it is a good idea for all adults to have these documents, what happens if they cannot be accessed quickly? A California pilot project is a...
Duties and responsibilities of a trustee
Whether you are considering who to appoint as a trustee or you have recently accepted an appointment, you need to know what the role entails. The basics are to manage, preserve and administer assets on behalf of another person. In some cases, it may make sense to...
Are you prepared for the realities of long-term care?
As the quality of life around the globe has risen, so has the overall life expectancy. Average Americans are routinely living to 80, 90, even 100 years of age. This is due in no small part to medical and technological advances like: Access to preventative health care...
Prop 106: Colorado authorizes end of life options measure
Medical aid in dying will soon be a compassionate end-of-life option for terminally ill Coloradans. The initiative – known as proposition 106 – was approved by approximately 65 percent of state voters.Oregon was the first to pass a similar measure in 1997....
Why single parents need to designate a guardian
A tragic accident leaves a young boy without a father. His father had been the most stable figure in his life for some time. What happens now? Inertia and worries about the cost of an estate plan keep many unmarried parents from putting a plan in writing. This leaves...
Same-sex couples still face unique estate planning challenges
Even with the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision and myriad state-level initiatives that recognized the validity of same-sex marriage, many of these couples still find themselves facing unique challenges where legal matters are concerned. For example, there are many...
Steps to take after a loved one passes away
The election coverage was missing an important commentator. Then news came at the beginning of this week, PBS NewsHour co-anchor Gwen Ifill had died from complications associated with cancer. Many learned the news through Facebook.Lately, the news of a death spreads...
Part 3: Making updates as business or family needs change
A business is not static. A merger with another company or increase in value as business booms or land prices skyrocket should be a time to review a succession plan. While a child who is a part of the company may have been at the table, other siblings may not...
Fulfilling the duties of a guardian in Colorado
We have posted a lot of information on this blog about the responsibilities of a guardian in the life of an incapacitated person. We recognize that if you have been asked to take on this role you probably have a lot of questions.Under Colorado law, a guardian is a...