By Andrea K. Kovar, Attorney, Generation Law Medicare was established in 1965 to provide health insurance for Americans aged 65 and over, but it also covers more than eight million people with disabilities under age 65. Qualifying for Medicare is...
By Krystian R. Seebert A recent MSN article highlighted the following challenges agents under powers of attorney often face when trying to use those documents. The frustrating part of using powers of attorney is that agents present perfectly valid powers...
By Ben A. Neiburger, Attorney, Generation Law and Krystian R. Seebert So, it’s been quite a while since we sent out new information and it’s been an exciting couple of years. We’ve prepared a wide-ranging summary of new laws we...
By Andrea K. Kovar, Attorney, Generation Law Are you in the difficult position of needing to make care decisions for an elderly or disabled parent or loved one? Can’t make heads or tails of all the information floating around on...
If you have a loved one who needs long-term care now or soon, the last few months have probably brought quite a few questions about their safety and well-being. About one-third (35%) of all COVID-related deaths in the United States...
You may have heard about the minimum wage hike, the huge public works program, and the legalization of cannabis and sports-betting, but in the flurry of legislation recently passed by the Illinois State Assembly, which new laws will impact your...
Some love stories involve red roses and elaborate proposals. This one involves Medicaid and hallucinations. At Generation Law, we often see what love and marriage looks like in the later years, when age and illnesses begin to take a toll....
By Ben A. Neiburger, Attorney, Generation Law I have clients with children on the autism spectrum so an article on the challenges faced by young autistic adults entering the workforce caught my eye. It details the story of a 26-year-old...
By Ben A. Neiburger, Attorney, Generation Law Some of our widowed clients find a girlfriend or a boyfriend late in life. Generally in situations when love sparks again we advise against marriage since under the laws of many states both...
By Ben A. Neiburger, Attorney, Generation Law Each of these three terms: beneficiaries, heirs, and legatees are basically the same—they are people or organizations entitled to receive assets when a person dies. But each of these terms applies to different...
Imagine caring for an ailing loved one to the point where you might even consider a “mercy killing.” Virginia “Ginger” Sanders was confined to a wheelchair after a multiple sclerosis diagnosis. Her husband, George, was devoted to her, and alone...
By Ben A. Neiburger, Attorney, Generation Law Many people are afraid of the mysterious Probate process. Here we will describe the nuts and bolts on how the process actually works in practice. Generally, the probate process only applies to “probate”...