It’s estimated that more than 120 million Americans do not have updated estate plans, according to www.AmericanBar.org. Unlike the fun, daily holidays, such as national pasta day, that we like to celebrate with delicious dinners and social media hashtags, the National Association of Estate Planners & Councils (NAEPC) created a congressional proclamation for it in [...]
In just the last month or so, our nation has seen incredible devastation: hurricanes, earthquakes, and the Las Vegas mass shooting. National Do Something Nice Day Hearing about all of these tragedies so close together can make it seem as if the world is caught in a negative rut, but that couldn’t be farther from [...]
Think about this: there are about 5 million Americans living with Alzheimer’s – only one of many incapacities a person can endure – and only 40 percent of Americans have a medical directive. Living with any illness, disability, or other incapacity is understandably challenging. However, ensuring that you have a patient advocate designation, also called [...]
Remember when you were a kid, and consistently tried to negotiate everything? Lesser punishments, later bedtimes, the top bunk bed, more junk food, and anything else you could cook up an argument for? Well, I never really grew out of that phase, so I had to make a career out of it. I often blog [...]
For Fastest Growing Law Firms in the United States Over the past three years, our team at The Darren Findling Law Firm has been dedicated to providing excellence in customer service resulting in trusting relationships with our clients. In doing so, our commitment and focus has taken us on an exciting journey of growth – [...]
Your aunt was in a car accident. Thankfully she made it through, but the injuries she sustained required that she have a full-time caregiver. Your cousin, her eldest, adult child, took up the role. You visit your aunt frequently, and you have noticed she is not making rational decisions that are in her best interest [...]
It’s almost unbelievable that this Friday will be the first day of Fall! Although these unusually warm September days make it difficult to believe pumpkin-spice season is already here, chilled Autumn days will be blowing in quickly. Many of us will start settling in with heavy blankets and hot chocolate, and breaking bread over comforting [...]
For many, investing money in anything results in our guilty consciences needling us with a million questions: “Do you really need this?” “Will it make me happier or make my life easier?” And, of course, “How am I going to pay for this?” Hiring a probate attorney is undoubtedly one of those investments. Admittedly, attorneys [...]
When disaster and destruction are on their way, there is rarely any time to plan. We saw this devastation first-hand through the stories of our loved ones and the reports on national television in the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma. Thousands of people scrambled to decide not only what was too valuable to lose, [...]
Fictional Scenario: Our client who we prepared an estate plan for had just passed away. She had named her oldest daughter as the sole successor Trustee and divvied up her remaining assets among all four of her adult children. Three of her four children had given her grandchildren. The youngest daughter decided that she and [...]
