Accumulated frequent flier miles can be valuable assets, but what happens to those miles after someone dies? Can a spouse or other heirs inherit them, or do the miles simply evaporate like a contrail? Whether they can be inherited depends…
As you may know, businesses and large companies often try to avoid exposure to the courts, by including in their lengthy agreements with customers an often unread provision that requires a customer to go through arbitration instead of the courts,…
Uncomfortable conversations... of the many worth having, here’s one. While a large percentage of Americans do not have any estate plan documents, I suspect that percentage is particularly large for young, single, adults. We have seen a number of difficult…
From time to time, even those who want to be well informed about the extraordinary events impacting our country, want to take a time out, so to speak. I was in need of a bit of refuge recently, and looking…
This coming week the legislature will hold a hearing on this year’s version of a compassionate aid in dying bill. Many of you know that for many years I have advocated for the adoption of such a law, similar to…
Another holiday changed in ways no one would want, because of the virus. Another holiday without some loved ones near...and for those near these holiday photos with lots of masks will be easy to identify as from this year...”oh, that…
I learned recently that the Governor failed to sign a law adopted by the legislature in the last session, that would have required state agencies to comply with orders of the Probate Court. (Raised SB No. 940) Now, you may…
We are seeing clients in our modestly sized conference room again, after a long hiatus. We continue to ask clients to arrive at the office with masks, regardless of vaccination status. The legislature has finally wound up, making some…
Over the past year, many attorneys took steps to modify their offices to follow CDC social distancing guidelines. Although we are keeping some of the changes made, we are removing others. For example, we built a large partition between two…
Long-term care involves not only a loss of personal autonomy; it also comes at a tremendous financial price. Proper planning can help your family prepare for the financial toll and protect assets for future generations. Long-term care can be very…