What to Do and Not Do with Your Estate Planning Documents
Creating and executing estate planning documents is just the first step. Once you have completed the documents, you need to know what to do with them.
Three Changes You May Want to Make to Your Estate Plan Now Due to the Pandemic
You may need to reevaluate some elements of your estate plan in light of the coronavirus pandemic. There are unique aspects of this crisis that your current estate planning documents may not be suited to handle.
How Your Stimulus Check Affects Medicaid Eligibility
The coronavirus relief bill includes a direct payment to most Americans. How will this sudden cash infusion affect the eligibility of those receiving Medicaid long-term care services?
Is It a Good Idea to Bring Your Parent Home from the Nursing Home During the Coronavirus Pandemic?
With the coronavirus pandemic hitting nursing homes and assisted living facilities especially hard, families are wondering whether they should bring their parents or other loved ones home.
Amy Stratton Recognized as PBN 2020 Achievement Honoree
Congratulations to Amy Stratton who was included in the PBN Business Women Awards as a 2020 Achievement Honoree. See the story about Amy here. PBN honors the success of women in a variety of industries and recognizes younger, professional women to watch as well as industry leaders. A career achiever and outstanding mentor are also honored.…
From PBN: “Pandemic has added much more complexity to Stratton’s role”.
Amy Stratton of the Providence law firm Moonan, Stratton & Waldman LLP guides clients through wills, probate and estate planning. With founding partner Irving Waldman practicing part time, the small firm is run by Stratton and Kristen Prull Moonan, offering clients legal services that are – by design – personal and meant to cover all…
How to Assist Aging Parents During the Pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, you may no longer be able to visit right now. How can you continue to assist your parents from a distance? The answers depend on the types of help you have been providing, but here are a few options.
Who Gets Copies of the Will After a Person Dies?
Many movies and television shows have a scene where a family gathers around a big table to listen to the reading of the will. While this makes for a dramatic scene, it doesn’t usually happen that way.
Staying Connected to Family Members in a Nursing Home When Visits are Banned
The spread of the coronavirus to nursing home residents has caused the federal government to direct nursing homes to restrict visitor access. Families are having to find new ways to stay in touch.
Social Security Shutters ‘Petri Dish’ Offices in Response to Coronavirus Outbreak
To protect its workers and the public during the coronavirus pandemic, the Social Security Administration (SSA) has suspended face-to-face service at its field offices and hearings offices nationwide.