by Leonard Baer | May 28, 2021 | Aging, Articles
Many people believe an ‘easy’ way to avoid probate or to enable their children to assist them as they get older is to add their child’s name to their bank accounts or to the deed to their home. While this strategy may work in certain situations, there are many reasons...
by Leonard Baer | May 18, 2021 | Articles, Estate Planning
Unlike financial assets, which can generally be divided easily amongst heirs, tangible personal property is unique. The complexity of distributing a lifetime’s worth of possessions is something many people overlook. Families have been torn apart over everything from...
by Leonard Baer | Mar 18, 2021 | Articles, Elder Law News, Estate Planning, Financial Planning
In these challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic, estate planning can be at the forefront of ensuring that clients and their loved ones are protected. Certain high-risk groups, such as medical professionals, first responders and the elderly or other compromised...
by Leonard Baer | Jan 4, 2021 | Aging, Articles
The role reversal between parent and child isn’t easy. Many children, during the Covid pandemic assumed the role of caregivers, to protect their parents from financial predators and assisting in the management of their finances, and daily chores. Additionally, some...
by Leonard Baer | Aug 17, 2020 | Articles
The reality of COVID-19 has forced many individuals to address the “what if” scenarios, previously unthinkable. No one ever wants to talk about, death, but with the current world wide health situation, we must. Many people are now trying to put together estate plans...
by Leonard Baer | Aug 17, 2020 | Articles
The Covid-19 pandemic has caused millions of people across the United States to lose their jobs, savings and the ability to pay their debts and obligations. As the economy is beginning to open up, creditors are again, becoming more aggressive in their tactics to get...
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