by Hopler Hanna Staff | Apr 16, 2018 | Guardianship
As a legal guardian for an elderly parent or relative the responsibility to pay the bills, handle their investments and apply for benefits falls to you. This can certainly be a difficult-to-manage situation as most elderly individuals need to have a say in the...
by Hopler Hanna Staff | Mar 19, 2018 | Guardianship
As people reach their later days, it is normal for them to lose their ability to make rational decisions. It is not uncommon to see the onset of problems such as Dementia and Alzheimer’s in elderly individuals. Because of these problems such as the risk of running...
by Hopler Hanna Staff | Feb 13, 2018 | Probate
When you think about drafting a will or a trust, and you mentally go through your assets, you might forget one very important item: your digital assets. Your heirs and executors will not only need to distribute tangible property like your house or your car; your...
by Hopler Hanna Staff | Jan 29, 2018 | Guardianship
You start to see the signs long before you hear the diagnosis. But you tell yourself it’s just part of aging. People forget things as they get older, right? And then comes the day when your Mom can’t remember how to get to her hair salon. Or your Dad doesn’t realize...
by Hopler Hanna Staff | Jan 10, 2018 | Estate Planning
Accumulating wealth and protecting wealth are two very different things. Research shows that it takes just two generations for a family to lose 70% of its net worth. By the third generation – it hits 90%. Protecting the inheritance of future generations requires...
by Hopler Hanna Staff | Jan 3, 2018 | Estate Planning
“Mom told me all her life that she planned to split everything evenly between her children. She got sick, and my brother took her out of state so he could provide care for her. Communication became more difficult as time passed and it was harder to find out...
by Durham Law Firm | Dec 19, 2017 | Estate Administration, Probate
The term “probate” sums up the legal processes that determine how an executor should distribute a deceased person’s assets. Understanding Probate, if you still have no idea what it is, should be your main priority if you are appointed an administrator,...
by Durham Law Firm | Dec 4, 2017 | Guardianship
There is nothing more disruptive to a family as the loss of a parent – the only exception is the loss of both. In that case, a brother or sister of legal age may need to step in and assume guardianship of younger siblings. The decision to assume the parenting...
by Durham Law Firm | Nov 30, 2017 | Probate, Estate Planning
The estate of someone who’s passed away is adjudicated in probate court. The will and other documents are entered into the record. The executor goes through the process of identifying the creditor with a claim against the estate. Before any assets distributed to the...
by Durham Law Firm | Nov 14, 2017 | Probate, Estate Administration
How much of your life is virtual? Do you know anyone who doesn’t have a computer, a tablet or a smartphone? Every email, every payment, every movie, every picture, every file in the cloud is a digital asset. What happens if you pass away and no one can retrieve them?...
