Revoking Your Will It’s sometimes necessary to revoke a Will because of an unexpected life change or event. A revocation is simply a legal term to indicate that one has elected to destroy their Will. In Pennsylvania, much like in other states, you can revoke or destroy your Will in several ways. The easiest ways […]
Long term care is defined as supportive medical, personal, and social services provided to individuals who are unable to meet basic needs for an extended period of time. Pennsylvania has one of the oldest populations in the country. There are over 2 million Pennsylvanians are over the age of 65 and over 350,000 Pennsylvanians over […]
Most people want to avoid speaking with a lawyer regardless of the issue. The law is adversarial system where ultimately one side prevails over another following some dispute. The goal of estate planning, however, is to avoid or at least minimize that conflict. Today there is movement toward “do it yourself” legal products like Legal […]
The purpose of estate planning is to eliminate or at least minimize misunderstandings among your survivors after your die.
Federal Law requires that all States seek recovery from a Medicaid recipients estate for long term care paid. This includes real and personal property
If the executor fails to pay debts and there is evidence to show either negligence or intentionality, the executor could become personally liable
Over 2 million Pennsylvanians are over the age of 65 and the US Census predicts that by 2020 there will be over 350,000 Pennsylvanians over the age of 85!
While an Estate is made up of the property that you own at the time of your death, many people fail to understand the different types of property ownership
In life the law distinguishes between real and personal property but after death, the law further categorizes assets into probate and non-probate categories.
If you dont understand these basic estate planning terms, you should ask your lawyer because you may miss an important part of the process