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....
Elder Law & Estate Planning
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...
Aging, accidents and the protection of powers of attorney
Perhaps you are nearing retirement age and beginning to consider what might happen if you are no longer capable of making health care or financial decisions. Aging brings new issues to manage. Then, too, there is always the possibility of a debilitating illness or...
The importance of having a healthcare directive
Not many people want to think about what would happen if they were unable to make their own healthcare decisions. However, there are things like serious injuries, advanced dementia and life-limiting illnesses that can occur. An important part of planning for the...
What do you know about estate planning in your 20s?
You graduated from college in Minnesota recently, and you may worry more about starting your career than estate planning. Should you tend to both matters equally? U.S. News & World Report explains why recent college graduates should mold their estate plan now....
Creating a living will in Minnesota
Estate planning is not only about deciding what should happen after you die. You should also consider what would happen if you were to become permanently incapacitated. With a health care living will, you have the opportunity to both give instructions about the health...
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