Each week we discuss various elder-law, and elder-law adjacent, issues. In plain language, we review estate planning, guardianship, special needs and other legal and practical developments.
It’s difficult to understand the difference between civil commitment proceedings, on the one hand, and guardianship or conservatorship proceedings...
Planning on getting married? You might want to consider signing a contract with your prospective spouse — a “prenuptial agreement.” In fact, you...
Can a terminally-ill Arizona resident ask his or her physician for aid in dying? No — but the landscape is changing in surrounding states. What’s...
Like many of you, we have been reading about Senator Dianne Feinstein’s recent legal troubles. We don’t know her or anything about her actual circumstances...
If you have charitable inclinations, you might consider whether a Donor Advised Fund is right for you. What are these entities, and how do they work?...