Everyone should have an estate plan. For LGBTQ+ families, it may be even more critical.
Members of the LGBTQ+ community are less likely to be married or they may have children where only one partner is the biological parent, said Gina Nelson,...
Traditionally, June is the most popular month for weddings and is probably what perpetuates the term “June Bride.” If you are planning upcoming nuptials or have recently been married, you know how much planning goes into a wedding. Couples take great care in planning every detail from the flowers to researching the...
If you’ve ever rushed from a parent’s doctor appointment to your child’s school event, you’re not alone. Millions of adults are caught in the middle—caring for aging parents while still supporting their own children. It’s a role filled with love and purpose, but it also comes with exhaustion, financial strain, and endless...
Creating a plan for your future in the early stages of the disease to ensure your wishes are met can be empowering. The sooner legal plans are established, the better prepared you and your family will be! It is nor-mal to feel overwhelmed by the details of legal planning, but remember that...
Today, we will be celebrating the 14th annual National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD)! National Health Care Decisions Day is an initiative that encourages all adults to plan for the possibility of a health crisis of their own, bringing peace of mind for themselves and their families! It is important that health care decisions are done ahead...
The Star Trek: Voyager actress spent nine years caring for her beloved mother as she dealt with the debilitating disease.
by Kate Mulgrew
“Kitten,” my mother said to me one day, “you should be my mother.”
I was all of 14 years old, the oldest girl...
Living through the last year with Covid-19, everyone has emerged with their own takeaways. In our field of estate planning &...
Times have changed and so has the idea of what a traditional family looks like. Due to economic or practical circumstances, more households have become multi-generational homes with grandparents, parents and children all living under one roof, according to a Pew Research Center analysis of census data. The dynamic of a multi-generational...
As awful as the coronavirus pandemic is, we should all be grateful that it has hit at a time in history when we have the technology to help us cope. First and foremost, medical science has advanced to the point that vaccines to protect us from catastrophe have been developed at an...
A health care proxy is a legal document in which you appoint another person to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to do so. Although it may be hard to conceive of not being able to participate in your own health care decisions, such situations are by no means...
