by Allen L. Poucher, Jr | Aug 16, 2022 | Blog
Are you a parent? Do you have young children and still go to baseball, ballet or piano practice with your children? Or, do you have older children who are married with children of their own? As a parent, you know while they were young you tried to provide for their needs. As adults, you know that you are always there for your children and grandchildren. With all that you have done, though, have you created an estate plan to positively impact...
by Allen L. Poucher, Jr | Aug 9, 2022 | Blog
Have you noticed that your parents are beginning to look older? Do they still live in their own home, buy their own groceries and drive themselves to appointments? Have you had any conversations with them about their future? For example, do they have an estate plan, if they became incapacitated where would they want to live or who is in charge of their affairs if they were incapacitated? We know that talking with your aging parents about estate...
by Allen L. Poucher, Jr | Jul 19, 2022 | Blog
Have you put off doing any estate planning? Is it because it is not a priority right now? Or is it because your estate is not very big? Did you know that, according to a 2022 wills survey, less than one-third of Americans have an estate plan in place? What is interesting, though, is that almost two-thirds of Americans admit that having an estate plan is important. In addition, according to the survey, the primary reason why people do not have...
by Allen L. Poucher, Jr | Jun 7, 2022 | Blog
Do you, like many Floridians, keep your important paperwork, documents and valuables at your local bank in a safe deposit box? Are you confident that renting a safe deposit box is much safer than keeping everything at home? Have you decided, now that your estate plan is complete, to keep your original documents in your safe deposit box at the bank? If you have, we would like to share the pros and cons of your decision here in this blog. Some...
by Allen L. Poucher, Jr | May 17, 2022 | Blog
Are you caring for your aging mother? Have you talked about her plans for the future, especially if she were to need critical nursing care? During the month of May both National Elder Law Month and National Older American Month are celebrated. Both of these observances are crucial for you and your aging mother because of the support that both you and she can receive. With National Elder Law Month, Florida elder law attorneys will be out in...