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...
Just in time for Halloween, here’s a real horror story: An elderly couple met a caregiver through their church, who promptly coerced them to give almost $300,000 in cash and real property to her. With the help of Generation Law,...
In our line of work, we see plenty of heartbreaking cases where special needs individuals don’t get the support they need. In one case, a mentally challenged adult child was the beneficiary of his parents’ assets. When they died, he...
From the moment a child is born, all parents – except for the terrible ones – worry about that child. But if that child has special needs, that worry and concern can be joined with fear. Even into adulthood. This...