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Co-Signing a Mortgage for Children
Parents go to great lengths to help their children. As parents get into their retirement years, helping children can backfire...
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Gifts and the Season of Giving
After Thanksgiving, crowds emerge from their homes with their bellies freshly stuffed with turkey and stuffing to seek out gifts...
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Inheriting Debts
When doing estate planning, most people think about who will receive all of their property after they pass away. There is...
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There Are Some Things You Shouldn’t DIY
I am a big fan of Pinterest. I have boards and boards of pinned recipes, canning and freezing instructions, craft...
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A Second Marriage With Children Part II
Last week’s column (https://keystoneelderlaw.com/a-second-marriage-with-children/) described Diane, whose second husband, Jack, is in skilled nursing care. Jack and Diane did many...
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Nursing Homes, Medicaid, and the Middle Class
You or someone in your family has probably said it: “I will never go into a nursing home.” The problem...
Read MoreA Reverse Mortgage Can Back You Into A Corner
Every once in a while, someone asks me if they should consider a reverse mortgage. Maybe they saw a familiar...
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Cutting Corners on Care Planning Will Cost You
John and Mary are practical people who worked hard for everything they had and never threw money away on anything...
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Trusts: A Multi-Use Tool
When families and individuals come to me to set up an estate plan, determine how best to protect their assets,...
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Taxes and Estate Administration
Benjamin Franklin said “nothing is certain except death and taxes.” Unfortunately, these are not mutually exclusive. Tax obligations continue on...
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