by Patrick Cawley | Apr 19, 2021 | Estate Planning, Health information, Sentinel Articles
As a car accident victim lies unconscious in a hospital bed, a group of strangers who make up the hospital’s ethics committee meets to decide this patient’s future. The committee will decide what life-saving measures will be taken for this patient. The committee...
by Patrick Cawley | Feb 16, 2021 | Estate Planning, Finances, Sentinel Articles
Many readers of this article are being more careful these days. A global public health crisis and an unstable economy are causing people to take a harder look at their wills and planning. Even people who normally stick to a personal budget, have some retirement...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Feb 9, 2021 | Estate Planning, Sentinel Articles
Have you heard the story about the frog that was swimming happily in a pot of cold water, not noticing as the water was gradually warming to the point that the frog eventually was cooked in boiling water? I cannot vouch for whether that is true from my...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Jan 4, 2021 | Estate Planning, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Are you at least 57 and not older than 77? If so, you are a Baby Boomer. This message is for you. As a person in the middle of the baby boomer generation, I refer to all of us as “middle aged.” Some of us have not yet retired, or maybe never will. Even the...
by Patrick Cawley | Nov 23, 2020 | Estate Planning, Family Living, Finances, Sentinel Articles
Parents and grandparents devote a considerable amount of their time and life savings to making sure that their children and grandchildren live the best possible life. Often the care provided by a parent or grandparent continues well after a child becomes an...
by David D. Nesbit, Esq. | Oct 27, 2020 | Estate Planning, Family Living, Sentinel Articles
Options for Family Home Transfer This is the second of a three-part series which addresses various issues related to the family home, and planning for, or reacting to, a long-term care crisis. Last week’s article, which can be...