Health Care Documents You Should Have in Place for Your College-Age Kid
Life in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic sometimes seems dominated by fear and anxiety. The potential of life-threatening illness looms in the air and many people feel lost as to what they can do to regain some sort of control over this new life. This can be especially true for parents that are...
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How to Boost the Morale of a Loved One living in a Nursing Home During COVID-19
We are all struggling with the impacts that the spread of COVID-19 have had on the world. Seniors, in particular, have been hit hard by social distancing measures. While these are in place to help protect groups like the elderly, who are at a high risk of infection, there has been a serious toll...
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Keeping Elderly Loved Ones Safe During Hurricane Season
Hurricane season is in full swing and residents of the Carolinas are all too familiar with the havoc that storm season can bring upon communities. In times of severe weather, seniors can be particularly vulnerable as they often have limited mobility and heightened caretaking needs. This is why it is of the utmost importance...
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How to Talk to Your Parents About Moving to a Senior Care Facility
There will come a time when most of us will have to have a very difficult conversation with our parents about their long term care plans. It is a fact of life that, many times, our parents will end up with a need for a level of care that is above that which we...
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Why You Can Never Be Too Young to Estate Plan
When you hear people talking about estate planning, you may associate it with your parents or your grandparents. You may think about it as something that wealthy individuals do to protect their assets and figure out where their money will go after they die. Estate planning is about so much more though. In...
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Talking to Your Elderly Parents About When It Is Time for Them to Stop Driving
As your parents age, you will have to have some difficult conversations with them. One of these conversations may be your growing concerns with their abilities to safely operate a motor vehicle. From the time we start driving, we associate it with freedom, independence. Approaching a conversation with your parents about the possible...
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Things to Do When Moving a Loved One to a Nursing Home
It can be a difficult decision, but there may come a time when you are no longer able to give an elder loved one the level of care they need and deserve. This means that you will need to begin the process of moving him or her to a nursing home facility. Even when...
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What Happens If There Is No Named Executor of an Estate?
A personal representative, otherwise referred to as an “executor” or “administrator,” plays a vital role during the probate process. This individual is responsible for administering and distributing the decedent’s estate.
If there is no named executor in a will, the probate court will appoint an administrator to manage and distribute the...
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How Long Does an Executor Have to Settle an Estate in North Carolina?
There is no fixed deadline for how long an executor has to settle an estate in North Carolina. However, executors must meet specific legal deadlines throughout the probate process. While some estates may close within several months, others can take a year or longer, depending on the complexity of the estate.
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What Is Parents’ Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC)?
The United States is proud of our veterans and that which they sacrifice so that our freedom remains secure. That is why there are many veteran benefit programs offered by the federal government and administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The government also recognizes that the parents of veterans have given...
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