According to SeniorLiving.org, President Reagan designated November as Alzheimer's Awareness Month in 1983 at a time when not even 2 million people had the illness, a well-known form of dementia. The numbers have increased to over 5 million people with the disease...
Many people who try to figure out Medicaid eligibility and how to maximize its benefits are soon overwhelmed by the program's dense, bureaucratic language, and its many detailed rules, regulations and procedures. Unsurprisingly, many then look for help in navigating a...
A trustee - the person whom you put in charge of a trust's assets - has what is called a fiduciary duty to the beneficiaries of the trust. They must be loyal and prudent, always act in good faith with the beneficiaries' best interests in mind and adhere to...
For many people, a crucial piece of planning their legacy is helping their loved ones. By passing assets to those you care about, you can continue supporting them long into the future. This plan can become problematic, however, if the person to whom you want to leave...
It is further into the year than usual for this post, but we do aim for a yearly update to keep accurate numbers on our site. While many aging parents never see themselves spending time in a skilled nursing facility, the reality is that longer lifespans increase the...
As regular readers of our Denver estate planning and elder law blog know, we recently dove in this space into the subject of living trusts. A living trust can be the perfect way for many to not only protect their assets while they are alive, and then pass those assets...
One of the very first and most important things you do when creating an estate plan in Colorado is to identify your goals. For many, the goal is two-pronged: they want to protect their assets while they are alive and they also want to pass on assets when they die....
Aging has changed over the past few decades. Not only has the life expectancy increased, but more people wish to face death in more comfortable surroundings rather than at a hospital.A growing utilization of hospice is one part of the change. Correspondingly, a...
At our law firm, we often represent clients who are elderly or disabled, or who care for loved ones with disabilities or who are seniors. There is an ongoing national debate about whether income and asset limits for some of the primary public benefit programs that...
Colorado probate law provides a legal remedy for a surviving spouse when the other spouse dies with a will executed before the marriage that does not provide for the surviving spouse. In May, the Colorado Court of Appeals decided that a surviving spouse was not...
