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You may have created a living trust to make it easier for your family and loved ones. This type of trust allows your assets to avoid having to go through a costly and time-consuming probate court process upon your passing and is a very effective estate plan. Depending on when you created your trust, it

Being hospitalized later in life can lead to a lot of difficult questions and decisions. Will rehab in a nursing home be necessary after the hospitalization? Will rehab be fully successful or is long-term care needed in a nursing home? Will rehab be moderately successful and further care is required in an assisted living facility?

Caring for an aging spouse or parent can be difficult for both the caregiver as well as the rest of their family. Adding to this challenge the financial burden of assisted living or nursing home care for an aging spouse or parent can be incredibly difficult. To help navigate these care and financial issues, a

When a spouse or parent needs care in a nursing home, the cost ($12,000-$15,000/month) can become an all-consuming focus. This is very understandable because this cost can be devastating for the spouse who is healthy and expects to live many years yet, or the family who is financially stepping in to help the loved one

Planning to pass a cottage to the next generation is complicated. Sometimes it’s tempting to take the easy path and just leave it to them to deal with. Until a recent law was passed, the next generation didn’t have many viable options other than to work through their differences, or if they couldn’t, to sell