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Meet Michelle Wheeler from our Probate Team

Meet Michelle Wheeler from our Probate Team

I essentially work with the executor/administrator/trustee and help them manage the assets and expenses of the decedent. It’s like taking over a person’s financial life

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When Cohabitating Goes Wrong

When Cohabitating Goes Wrong

This blog discusses cohabitating in the context of two adult individuals who live together but who are not married. They can be a partner, significant

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What is the Worst-Case Scenario if I Don’t Plan?

What is the Worst-Case Scenario if I Don’t Plan?

What is the worst-case scenario if I don’t plan? This is a question that was raised to me several years ago by a client,

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Why is it Important to Understand or Learn Probate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?

Why is it Important to Understand or Learn Probate in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania?

This is a question that we receive all of the time in our office. The answer is because you could have personal liability as an executor

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When Avoiding Probate Wasn’t Necessary Or The Right Answer

When Avoiding Probate Wasn’t Necessary Or The Right Answer

We recently did a blog that talked about how national companies and mainstream media often talk about avoiding probate at all costs and the advantages

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Planning For Retirement And Enjoying The Remaining Years

Planning For Retirement And Enjoying The Remaining Years

When it comes to planning for retirement, the most important person may, probably, be a financial planner or someone to make sure that you have

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My Loved One Will Stay Home Forever

My Loved One Will Stay Home Forever

This is a statement that we hear on a regular basis in our office when we talk about aging and potentially needing assistance for our

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My Spouse Died, Am I Liable for his/her Debts?

My Spouse Died, Am I Liable for his/her Debts?

As estate planning and elder law attorneys we receive this question all of the time. As a general rule of thumb, the answer is no,

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How Can I Avoid Probate?

How Can I Avoid Probate?

A week probably does not go by in my estate planning and elder law practice that I do not hear this question. We spend a

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Adventures in Soap Making – Part 1

Adventures in Soap Making – Part 1

Is anyone else like me, you see a craft and you just have to try it?  No?  Hmm, well I guess I’m in the minority. 

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Hey Grandpa, What’s for Supper? – Candy Kitchen Peanut Brittle

Hey Grandpa, What’s for Supper? – Candy Kitchen Peanut Brittle

If you have a sweet tooth like I do you definitely want to give this recipe a try.  I actually make this frequently if I

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Community Spousal Allowance

In the below video, we are going to talk a little bit about community spousal allowance.  Specifically in the Medicaid context and when in a

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