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Daffodils 🌼

Daffodils 🌼

Ever wonder how and why beautiful daffodils grow in the wild, especially near ponds, brooks and springs? Well, look no further than Greek mythology. Daffodils

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Watch Dad’s and Mom’s Credit!

Watch Dad’s and Mom’s Credit!

I recently read an article about a 103-year-old man who got himself into a credit mess. His memory had recently begun to decline, so his

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How long will you live? It depends.

How long will you live? It depends.

Life expectancy increased in the U.S. by nearly four years from 1990 to 2016. Americans born today can expect to live to a ripe old

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Am I Entitled to Any of My Parent’s Estate?

Am I Entitled to Any of My Parent’s Estate?

In Pennsylvania, children do not have any legal right to inherit from their parents in their parents’ Wills. Only a spouse has such a legal

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Simple Formula For Living

Simple Formula For Living

How many of these suggestions do you practice?  Imagine how much simpler – and better – life would be if all of us followed all

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The dangers of joint bank accounts

The dangers of joint bank accounts

We are not talking here about joint accounts on which spouses are the joint owners; virtually all married couples hold many of their assets jointly.

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Choosing a Medigap Policy

Choosing a Medigap Policy

Once you become eligible for Medicare at age 65, you will be inundated with offers from insurance companies for Medigap (supplemental insurance) policies. Sorting through

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Guns and Dementia

Guns and Dementia

Researchers estimate that nearly half of people over 65 either own a gun or live in a household with someone who does. Thus, it is important

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Life Insurance, IRAs, and Wills

Life Insurance, IRAs, and Wills

Many people are confused about the way that life insurance, IRAs and other qualified retirement plans operate under their Wills. The short answer is, they

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Aretha: A Will or Not a Will?

Aretha: A Will or Not a Will?

Behold a real-life cautionary tale of the hazards of no Will or a poorly drafted Will. When soul and R&B icon Aretha Franklin died last

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What is a POLST, and do I need one?

What is a POLST, and do I need one?

Attorneys, including our office, are constantly educating the public on the importance of having a Health Care Directive consisting of a Health Care Power of

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Signs it’s time to update estate planning documents

Signs it’s time to update estate planning documents

Having outdated or incomplete estate planning documents leads to a false sense of security as we enter our senior years. Therefore, it is important that

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