November 2, 2010; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates Many seniors today are considering taking a reverse mortgage. Why? For those who are house rich but cash poor, it provides for the home owner to receive a lump sum of money, without…
October 24, 2010; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates When we were teenagers and our parents allowed us to take the car, they worried about us and didn’t go to sleep until they heard the garage door open and the front door close. Now,…
October 15, 2010; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates ‘Granny dumping’, not so lovingly defined as elderly people being abandoned by relatives or others in emergency departments, is happening close to home. It is the end of the spectrum…
October 6, 2010; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates As discussed in previous blogs, choosing an executor is important, including whether it is a family member, one or two co-executors and/or a corporate or professional executor. At some…
September 28, 2010; By: Audrey Miller All About Estates “Respect Your Elders” was a phrase that I heard growing up and one I suspect many of you did as well. Unfortunately, after years of contribution to their communities and their…