Powers of Attorney and Divorce
This recent Mississippi court case points out two things: people can do some devious things after a divorce, and a power of attorney agent cannot do things that the principal…
This recent Mississippi court case points out two things: people can do some devious things after a divorce, and a power of attorney agent cannot do things that the principal…
The four principles: Knowledge is the key to success. Professional help is crucial in saving time, money and stress. When money is available for care, caregiver stress is reduced and…
What is it? Medicare is a medical insurance-type program developed to pay medical costs for retired or disabled persons who have paid into the Social Security system. Medicare Part A…
The Constitution of the United States and the privacy laws that have emanated from its protections guarantee the right of each competent adult to act in her own behalf regarding…
The law presumes that every adult is competent to make his or her own health-care decisions, and that no one has authority to make such decisions for the individual unless…
Some folk think “estate planning” is putting their children on their bank accounts. However, this may not be enough if the client later becomes incapacitated. If the client does not…
A recent Mississippi court case examined the legality of an attempted transfer of jointly-owned bank CDs by use of a power of attorney and how transactions done through the use…
More and more these days, grandparents have been called on to provide care for grandchildren due to problems experienced by their children. A recent Mississippi case expanded the interpretation of…
People are living longer, more expensive lives, often without much of a safety net. As a result, record numbers of Americans older than 65 years of age are working —…
From time to time, clients have come into our office with wills or powers of attorney they had prepared or printed from an online source. In most cases we have…