At some point an aging relative may need more care. Often stubborn elders who have lived on their own for years can hide problems for awhile. It might be a neighbor who reports concerns or loss of money through a tax scam that really brings home the situation.While an...
Some people may assume that, despite living a life congruent to their values and deeply felt religious beliefs, that their estate plan (being a legal document) cannot incorporate their ethical and moral considerations. Thankfully, that isn't the case. There are ways...
The answer is a qualified yes. This comes after a change in Colorado law that has not received wide news coverage. Too frequently, the right to counsel has been denied to adults the court has deemed incapacitated (legally considered wards or protected persons). The...
As more of the baby boom generation enter the so-called “danger age” it is important to discuss what can go wrong after a decision regarding incapacity. For instance, the U.S. Government Accountability Office in a 2010 report found that people in these...
Legal resource day – September 30 – is an event that provides free legal education to the public from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm at the Denver District Court. One of our founding attorneys, Marco Chayet, will be teaching about the estate planning and...
Ask around and you will find that many people don’t have an estate plan. They may not even know what makes up an estate plan. This was just the case today at a Starbuck’s. A question about an estate plan was met with question of “what is an estate plan?” This was...
In desirable parts of the Denver, including the Cherry Creek neighborhood, housing prices have increased over the years. For couples who have lived in a neighborhood for 20 or 30 years, if might be time to consider a change – call is “rightsizing”...
If you’ve just gone through a divorce, the last thing you might want to do is drag up old memories by revising your estate plan. Trust us, though, if you don’t take the time to do this, you could seriously regret it. Once the proverbial ink has dried on your divorce...
Do you have a sister, brother or parent who is too proud to ever ask for help? If you do, this story may hit home. It illustrates what can happen when members of a family are scattered across the country.The Washington Post tells the story of how an 80-year-old woman...
Why do schemes target the elderly? A variety of assumptions are often to blame. Those over 65 have the greatest accumulation of wealth, they are usually compassionate supporting many causes and they might not be as tech savvy.From tax scams claiming an unpaid bill to...
