by Lisa Adler | Jan 20, 2019 | Elder Law, Estate Administration, Incapacity Planning, Intestate, Litigation, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
Is an estate planning tune up on your list of New Years Resolutions? If yes, you’re in good company! Check out this fun “punch list” from Above the Law: Estate Planning Resolutions For 2019: How To Be A Grown-Up In The New Year. This is a great list...
by Lisa Adler | May 17, 2018 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Estate Administration, Incapacity Planning, Intestate, Litigation, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
How should a mother provide for her children in her will? A recent article asks this question, pointing out that many women live alone and need to make decisions on their own, and not with a spouse or partner, regarding their estate planning, finances, and...
by Lisa Adler | Apr 3, 2018 | Appointment of Healthcare Representitive, Estate Administration, In the News, Incapacity Planning, Intestate, Living Wills, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
Here’s a journalist’s take on getting (his long put off) estate planning documents in place: What it was Like to Finally Write My Will, by John Schwartz. And here’s Mr. Schwartz’s “To Do” list from this piece. Of course, I...
by Lisa Adler | Apr 29, 2016 | Estate Administration, In the News, Intestate, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
The recent passing of music legend Prince serves as yet another reminder to get your estate plan in place. As reported in the press, Prince’s sister has filed papers with the Court alleging that her brother died without a will. Dying without a will in place is...
by Lisa Adler | Sep 15, 2014 | Estate Administration, In the News, Trusts, Wills, Wills & Trusts
Yesterday I visited Indianapolis’s Cat Haven, a wonderful local non-profit that provides homes for abandoned cats. Many of these cats are elderly (10 years old or older), which gave me pause to consider how a cat that age would end up abandoned. It seems...
