Prescribed for a variety of disorders including anxiety, insomnia, restless leg syndrome and depression, one class of drug is contributing to more injuries and deaths among older adults. “Benzos” is the short for a class of benzodiazepines such as Xanax...
More Than 20 Years Of Serving Colorado Families And Businesses In Times Of Need
Month: March 2018
Part II: Breach of fiduciary duty in a conservatorship
This is a continuation from our last post on whether a change of beneficiary designation was actually a mistake. In this post, we summarize the facts and discuss the duty of loyalty required in a fiduciary conservator relationship.The recent Colorado Court of Appeals...
Part I: Was a pay-on-death decision a mistake?
A recent Colorado Court of Appeals illustrates what can go wrong following the death of a loved one. From determining whether what a parent did was a mistake or part of a plan to flawed attempts to avoid litigation, the case raises issues about pay-on-death...
Remember Stephen Hawking with special needs planning
Reflections on the extraordinary life of Stephen Hawking have been filling the internet at news of his passing. His life and work changed the way we view disability.He viewed his diagnosis of ALS at age 22 as, “A rare opportunity to … live the life of the...
Do you have to pay off parents’ credit card debt after death?
Regardless of what a collector claims on the phone, you are not legally responsible to pay a credit card bill in most cases. A collections agent may cite “moral obligation” to exploit your desire to do the right thing, but you cannot let a debt collector...
Why the terms beneficiary and heir are not interchangeable
It is possible to be a beneficiary of a will, but not an heir. Yet heirs are not always beneficiaries. You do not have to leave your assets to your spouse, child or sibling (your technical ‘heirs’). You may want to set aside funds in a pet trust for your...
Do you suspect financial, physical or emotional elder abuse?
Here at our law firm, we advise family members and other interested persons about steps to take when they suspect some kind of abuse may be going on with an elderly loved one. We also represent senior citizens themselves as well as their family members, guardians or...