Senate Committee on Aging: Protecting Older Americans Against Fraud The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging has made consumer protection and fraud prevention a major focus of its work. In recent years, the Committee has held hearings examining telephone scams, tax-related schemes, Social Security fraud, and the implications of payday loans and pension advances for Read More
Your Last Will and Testament
Your Last Will and Testament A Last Will and Testament is the legal document where you set out how your assets will be distributed and how your dependents will be cared for after you die. A Last Will and Testament is frequently the centerpiece of an Estate Plan. A person who dies with a will Read More
Dying with Debt
Dying with Debt At some point in our lives we may ask ourselves: “If I die and have debt, who or what will be responsible for paying back those I owe?” In Nebraska, the only time a family member would be responsible for parents’ debt is if they cosigned a loan or were a joint Read More
60% of Americans Don’t Have an Estate Plan
60% of Americans Don’t Have an Estate Plan Seriously. I recently came across this surprising information on estate planning. • Over 60% of Americans don’t have an estate plan….no will or trust….nothing!! • The cost of not having an estate plan is high – in both time and money. • When there has been a Read More
Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act
The Digital Afterlife Is a Mess In today’s world, many of us have chosen to go paperless, so all of our financial statements are delivered electronically; we even file digital tax returns. Our love letters may no longer be written in ink on paper, our reading and listening and viewing interests no longer documented by Read More
Mission Creep in End of Life Care
“Mission Creep” in End of Life Care? The Washington Post ran an article recently that looked at the provision of treatments to those who are at the end of life. Mission creep doesn’t benefit patients at the end of life explains Here in America, there is a deeply held belief that advances in medicine will Read More
Colorado Medical Aid-in-Dying Law In Effect
Colorado Medical Aid-in-Dying Law In Effect By Rebecca C. Morgan Last week Colorado’s governor signed the medical aid-in-dying bill on December 16, 2016. The law went into effect immediately, according to an article in the Denver Post, Colorado medical-aid-in-dying law signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper, takes effect immediately. The law had strong support from voters. Read More
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Developments in Physician-Aided Dying
Developments in Physician-Aided Dying Since Oregon adopted its “Death with Dignity Act” 20 years ago, four other states have followed with similar laws or court action: Washington, Vermont, Montana and California. Last year, legislatures in about two dozen states, including Nebraska, debated the issue. In Colorado, voters may see a ballot initiative on physician-aided dying Read More
Do You Really Need a Guardianship?
Do You Really Need a Guardianship? Guardianship is one of society’s most drastic interventions, protecting individuals yet infringing upon fundamental human rights and opportunities for self-determination. Nebraska prioritizes less restrictive legal options such as, for financial decisions, appropriate use of joint accounts, durable powers of attorney, trusts, and representative payment for public benefits; and for Read More