By Melissa Johnson, Generation Law I do not know an attorney or estate planner out there who does not have a horror story about a client who tried to draft a will or trust on their own. While the cookie-cutter...
Are you haunted by what you have or haven’t done with your will? Many people who have had a will drawn up confess they aren’t really sure what they signed. Others don’t follow through on important next steps that cause...
By Andrea K. Kovar Increased digitalization has led to a new hiccup in estate planning: how to transfer digital assets when you die. Simply giving someone your username and password for all your digital accounts is not enough. Since...
Picture the V.I.P. pass: Mr. Peabody – The Afterlife Tour – ALL ACCESS. When the music finally stops, will family and friends cheer or boo at the estate plans you have or haven’t left in place? In today’s digital world,...
“Should you take a second mortgage to do this race? Absolutely. Can anyone do this race? No. You need perseverance, consistency and about a year to train (if you are a middle of the pack athlete like I am). Why...
By Sandra Schildgen For people seeking Medicaid benefits to pay for long-term care, the financial documentation required to apply can be onerous. A new Illinois law aims to ease the burden on applicants by allowing their financial institutions to provide...
It’s still early enough in the New Year and close enough to Valentine’s Day that initiating the discussion of estate planning with your partner is perfectly natural. Add on one more resolution! It’s something you can do as a couple....
Giving your wife a vacuum when she didn’t ask for one is a bad gift. So is giving anyone a sweater that lights up and plays Jingle Bells. What’s even worse is giving someone a house or money if the...
This time of year, you’ll find a lot of great deals on just about every kind of gift you could possibly think of – and some you never would. Picking the perfect gift can become an overwhelming task. At Generation...
Veterans and their spouses seeking benefits for in-home care, assisted living or nursing home expenses through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are facing new eligibility requirements. The changes to VA Aid and Attendance (A&A) eligibility, which went into effect...
Thanksgiving is about more than stuffing yourself with turkey and watching football. It’s time for the family to get together and talk about … well, things that make many of us uncomfortable. Politics and weird third cousin Lilibeth aside, Thanksgiving...
Imagining our death can be more terrifying than the shower scene in “Psycho” – the unknown of what comes next, the pain dying may bring. What we don’t think about often enough is what happens after we’re gone. A life...