Family is complex and various stages in life overlap, which can be stressful. A term we’ve been hearing a lot about lately is the “Sandwich Generation.” The term was first coined in 1981, by Dorothy Miller[1]. The term illuminates the time when the middle...
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Month: April 2023
What Do I Do Now? My (insert family member here) Has Lost Capacity and We Need to Pay their Bills!
I get a lot of calls from clients asking this question and wanting to know about options. In fact, just this week I spoke with a client who’s uncle lost capacity and she needs to finalize his tax returns. Her first thought was that she needed to file a petition for...
Holographic Wills: The “Cocktail Napkin”
I received a call today from a woman who was concerned about what seemed to be a will. The will in question, she assured me, was written on the tiniest scrap of paper ever. Could this be an actual will she asked? Would this be a valid will? I immediately flashed...
What are a Conservatee’s Personal Rights and What Authority Does a Conservator Have Over these Personal Rights?
The issue of what powers does a conservator of the person have over a conserved person’s right to receive their mail and right to see people that they want to see comes up quite often in my conservatorship matters. While a conservator of the person has broad powers...