We Respect Our Aging Parents by Helping Them Plan for Future Needs
Could this be you? You’re in your thirties or forties, with several active children and a busy social and business life. You’ve got volunteer activities and school programs to keep track of. Your parents are in their seventies or eighties, have their own home, and appear to pay all their bills when due. You have no idea what your parents’ income or assets are because they don’t want to bother...
We Respect Our Aging Parents by Helping Them Plan for Future Needs
Could this be you? You’re in your thirties or forties, with several active children and a busy social and business life. You’ve got volunteer activities and school programs to keep track of. Your parents are in their seventies or eighties, have their own home, and appear to pay all their bills when due. You have no idea what your parents’ income or assets are because they don’t want to bother...
In Guardianship litigation, losing party may lack standing for certain appeals
When a guardianship petition is filed (N.J.Rules 4:86), seeking to have the court declare a person to be incapacitated and to appoint a Guardian to make the decisions on their behalf, there are a variety of parties who may be involved in the case. The Petitioner is the person who files the action — sometimes called the plaintiff. They are typically represented by an attorney. The Alleged...
More on planning for a good old age
There comes a time in everyone’s life that they are slowing down in one way or another. Even the baby boomers are starting to face this. You may be working less — driving less — going out at night less often due to visual problems — avoiding large stores and shopping malls and shifting to smaller venues that are easier to navigate — and reducing the amount of...