Elder Care & Estate Planning Blog

The Third Party Supplemental Needs Trust
The Third Party Supplemental Needs Trust
Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNTs) provide a supplemental source of funds for people with disabilities. Because of certain legal limitations on (more…)
Supplemental Needs Trust: Trustee Guidelines
Supplemental Needs Trust: Trustee Guidelines
Guest Post by Robert G. Gunderson Attorney At Law The purpose of this memorandum is to provide some guidance for (more…)
Serving as Trustee of a Supplemental Needs Trust
Serving as Trustee of a Supplemental Needs Trust
A Trustee is a fiduciary and is subject to the commonly recognized fiduciary duties of diligence, loyalty, obedience and prudence. (more…)
Revocable Living Trust
Revocable Living Trust
A Revocable Living Trust (RLT) is a trust which you create during your lifetime. It is also called an Inter (more…)
Overview: Being a Trustee
Overview: Being a Trustee
A trust is a legal arrangement through which one person (or an institution, such as a bank or law firm), (more…)
When the Death of a Loved One Occurs
When the Death of a Loved One Occurs
When the death of a loved one occurs, legal, financial and emotional issues will arise and people cope with the (more…)
Making Decisions: CPR & DNR Orders
Making Decisions: CPR & DNR Orders
What do CPR and DNR orders mean? CPR – cardiopulmonary resuscitation — refers to the medical procedures used to restart (more…)
What is a Living Will?
What is a Living Will?
A Living Will is a health care advance directive that allows you to give written instructions that explain your wishes (more…)
Responsibilities of Being a Health Care Proxy
Responsibilities of Being a Health Care Proxy
If you are in a position to make medical decisions for someone else, this Memorandum is for you. If you (more…)
What is a Health Care Proxy?
What is a Health Care Proxy?
If you become unable, even temporarily, to make health care decisions, someone else must decide for you. Health care providers (more…)