Gainesville Estate Planning Law Blog
Planning for a guardianship with an advance medical directive
When you create your estate plan, you may decide what will happen to your home and assets after you pass away. But a good estate plan should also prepare for what may happen if you can no longer make decisions for yourself. While imagining yourself unable to make...
How a trust can protect your legacy in your golden years
Retirement planning is an important process that helps ensure your financial stability as you age. For many adults, planning for retirement goes hand-in-hand with estate planning for the future. Some of the same issues need consideration in estate and retirement...
Be alert for signs of mental illness in an elder loved one
Georgia residents who are age 65 or older often begin to encounter certain challenges in life. Perhaps physical health is not what it once was and an older person finds him or herself needing to visit a doctor's office more often. As loved ones age, some may also show...
Conservatorship: Whether it overrides a POA depends on this
Many Georgia families include elder members who are suffering from various stages of mental decline. There is often more than one person, such as adult children of the loved one, who are trying to work together to protect their loved one's rights and best interests....
Nursing home issues can spark elder law problems
When a Georgia adult son or daughter helps an aging parent transition to assisted living, he or she often speaks with many facility officials before determining which specific place is the best fit for his or her loved one. Nursing home issues are often a central...
Family support or residential care for special needs adults?
A big part of your role as the parent or caregiver for a special needs adult involves making important decisions on behalf of your special needs child, regardless of how old they now are. One of the most difficult realities for parents of special needs children is the...
Conservatorship: Problems can arise if family members disagree
If mental or physical incapacitation prevents a Georgia adult from being able to speak or act on his or her own behalf, the court may issue a ruling that designates another person to do it. Conservatorship allows a court-appointed person to manage financial or other...
A financial power of attorney is a helpful estate planning tool
Many Georgians are adult children of aging parents. It is natural for a son or daughter to want to help mom and/or dad set up a long-term care plan. Estate planning often addresses long-term care issues and can include a financial power of attorney.An aging...
How to estimate the costs of care for a special needs adult
Having a child or grandchild with special needs means that you have to plan for their future in a way that most parents never do. In many cases, you can anticipate that the special needs individual in your family will outlive you, which means they will have a need for...
Getting married late in life? Discuss estate planning
Many Georgia residents are waiting until they are older to get married, perhaps age 40, 50 or beyond. There are many reasons people say they're choosing to wait to get married until later in life. Getting married at age 55 is definitely different than getting married...
