Browsing articles in "Elder Law"

Don’t Let Your Loved One’s Online Passwords Get Lost

Apr 28, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

Recording and saving online passwords in a safe place should be a foremost consideration and an integral part of long-term care estate planning should your loved one become incapacitated or [...]

The Wisdom of Leaving a Video Legacy

Apr 28, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

Elder Law attorneys are increasingly including video and other forms of tangible legacy as part of the estate plans they prepare. An estate planner’s office must necessarily be about death, [...]

Protecting Your Online Persona

Apr 28, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

The Osofsky Law Firm is always seeking innovative ways to make their estate planning services stay ahead of the curve. With the ubiquitous nature of Internet access, provisions need to [...]

Keeping Your Living Trusts and Estate Plans Current

Apr 28, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

The Osofsky Law firm urges clients to review their estate plans or living trusts to keep them current. Even economic conditions occurring in the U.S. can greatly alter your original [...]

Estate Planning Is Ongoing

Apr 23, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Estate Planning  //  No Comments

Just because you sit down once and do some estate planning, don’t think that it is the only time you will be doing this. Estate planning is an ongoing process [...]

When It’s Too Late for a Spousal Protection Plan

Mar 31, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

Osofsky & Osofsky offers crisis-engendered legal options when your spouse has already become incapacitated. Harry and Joan have been married for fifty-one years. Last year, they celebrated their Golden Wedding [...]

Developing a Long-Term Protection Plan

Mar 31, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

The Osofsky law firm offers estate planning with a long-term care twist. Spouses should create a Long-Term Care Protection Plan for each other, before a lingering illness happens, just in [...]

Is Planning to Access Public Benefits Ethical?

Mar 31, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

Not only is such planning “ethical,” in many cases it may be essential. It might even be considered a form of tax planning for the middle class. While longevity is [...]

Caregiver Agreements: A Creative Solution to the Elder Care Dilemma

Mar 31, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

Caregiver agreements can be like a family-based insurance plan – creatively ensuring that elderly family members receive the loving care they deserve. Your frail mother is still beloved but she’s [...]

Life Insurance can be a Valuable Estate Planning Tool

Feb 26, 2009   //   by sbrennan   //   Elder Law, Estate Planning  //  No Comments

The process of estate planning includes much more than just writing a Will. A good estate plan contains several elements, including a Will, Trust, Health Care Proxy and the assignment [...]

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