If you have a loved one who struggles with a disability and you worry about their future, it is important to understand how estate planning could benefit them and provide your entire family with peace of mind. For example, you could have the ability to create a...
Should you have a living will or medical power of attorney?
Estate planning ensures you can continue to take care of your loved ones after you are gone by distributing your assets among them. However, they can also protect you while you are still alive but unable to make decisions about your health. According to the Mayo...
Which of your children is best fit to be your executor?
Putting together a complete and thorough estate plan is hard work. There are many elements that you have to keep track of, and you have to think of and plan for all possible contingencies. Possibly the most important decision you will make during the estate planning...
How can I create a reliable estate plan?
Many people find the process of creating an estate plan intimidating. While that is understandable given the magnitude of the task, you must have a solid estate plan in place to safeguard your family should the unthinkable happen. According to U.S. News & World...
Talking with your parents about an estate plan
You can play a key role in helping your parents prepare for a comfortable retirement. For them, having an estate plan may enable them to make goals for their future, as well as coordinate their end-of-life affairs to reduce stress and uncertainty in their later years....
What is a funeral preneed?
Any time you invest in estate planning, it is important to remember why. You plan your estate to reduce the burden on your future and the future of your loved ones. This happens by detailing your will or establishing trusts for the assets you want to protect. Another...
Choosing a health care agent
In addition to creating advance care directives, such as a living will, people may consider naming a health care agent. Should an injury or illness incapacitate them, so they cannot make decisions or communicate their preferences, a health care agent may make medical...
How to write a will and when to update it
Having a will is beneficial for many reasons. It gives clear instructions as to where your property, cash and other assets will go when you die; it outlines a plan for other personal matters and it is inexpensive to do. When writing a will, include all important...
Educating your elderly parents about identity theft
Misuse of finances and identity theft are both forms of elder abuse in Minnesota. As your parent's age, you can educate them on how to stay safe from thieves. Teaching them strategies for protecting their assets can help them avoid the disappointment of losing what...
Ask a nursing home these 2 questions before moving a parent in
Moving a parent into a Minnesota nursing home may involve a period of adjustment. Your mother or father has to learn to give up some degree of his or her independence, while you have to learn to entrust someone else with caring for your parent. You and your parent may...
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