Comments on: Elder care for dummies – what we did right http://www.lindavandevrede.com/advice/elder-care-for-dummies-what-we-did-right/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:53:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Linda VandeVrede http://www.lindavandevrede.com/advice/elder-care-for-dummies-what-we-did-right/comment-page-1/#comment-234 Linda VandeVrede Wed, 03 Feb 2010 00:38:40 +0000 http://www.lindavandevrede.com/?p=757#comment-234 Thanks for the suggestion, Shelley! I'm definitely learning as I go along. Thanks for the suggestion, Shelley! I’m definitely learning as I go along.

]]> By: Shelley http://www.lindavandevrede.com/advice/elder-care-for-dummies-what-we-did-right/comment-page-1/#comment-233 Shelley Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:05:17 +0000 http://www.lindavandevrede.com/?p=757#comment-233 Great work. The only things I would suggest is that you consider placing your Mom's will, her POAs and her assets into a "trust". This way you will be able to avoid probate and have rights to decide what to do with those assets immediately. Probate often delays that ability. Wills are public knowledge, must go through probate (trusts don't) and if there are relatives who disagree with her desires, they will immediately be aware of them and may contest them in court. You might want to consider reading the book "Trial and Heirs" by Andrew and Danielle Mayoras. Great work. The only things I would suggest is that you consider placing your Mom’s will, her POAs and her assets into a “trust”. This way you will be able to avoid probate and have rights to decide what to do with those assets immediately. Probate often delays that ability. Wills are public knowledge, must go through probate (trusts don’t) and if there are relatives who disagree with her desires, they will immediately be aware of them and may contest them in court.

You might want to consider reading the book “Trial and Heirs” by Andrew and Danielle Mayoras.

]]>