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The Importance of an Advance Healthcare Directive

As a part of your Estate & Life Care Planning, it is important to understand the documentation you need to grant your loved ones the ability to speak for you. An advance healthcare directive is one such document we stress to our clients’ of all ages is important to create now. Perhaps you go to […]

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Things to Consider When Creating a Living Trust

The importance of creating a living trust can not be understated for both you and your family. A living trust (also known as a revocable living trust) ensures that your personal information is kept private and is an invaluable tool for estate planning. It offers a private, efficient, and stress-free way to transfer property and assets […]

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Differences Between Hospice Care & Palliative Care

Families coping with medical issues may require help meeting their needs and enjoying their best possible quality of life. Home health care services offer that extra help, with an array of clinical specialties. Two of those specialties—hospice care and palliative care—provide customized pain management services in the comfort of home, but in different ways and for different […]

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Long-Term Care: What to Know When Planning

The need for extra, long-term care for Mom or Dad can sneak up on their children, who may not notice — or choose not to see — signs that their parents are no longer able to manage things on their own. Long-term care involves a combination of services designed to meet a person’s health or […]

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Power of Attorney: Empower Someone You Trust

When it comes to estate planning, most people first think of creating a will and/or trust to ensure their assets are protected and passed on to their descendants after their death. One step that is often overlooked but equally important is assigning Power of Attorney (POA). While you may like to think that while alive […]

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Case Study: Special Needs Estate Planning

In “blended families,” children from a prior relationship live and are often being raised by a newly married couple, and sometimes with the children of that couple as well. Although this situation can be very beneficial for all of the family members and can create a positive and nurturing environment, this type of family structure […]

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Planning for Long-Term Care

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)’s Administration on Aging (AOA), around 70 percent of people over the age of 65 will require long-term care services at some point in their life. This means they will need assistance with at least two activities of daily living (ADLs) such as eating, dressing, or bathing. Some […]

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Differences between Wills and Trusts in Estate Planning

Estate Planning can be confusing due to the countless options available and the “best” estate planning option for you depends on many different factors. Estate Planning can be boiled down to a simple definition. An estate plan ensures that the right people are able to care and make decisions for you in the event you […]

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Important Documents to Consider as a Young Adult

Turning 18 years old is one of life’s most exciting milestones. Finally free to make your own choices, entering adulthood is an exhilarating time in one’s life, filled with hope and a sense that anything is possible. Decisions that were left to your parents for your entire life are now yours and yours alone to […]

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Introducing the Young Adult Dependent Program

When you are young, healthy, and energetic, the feeling of indestructibility is understandable and, even for us older folk, very relatable. Believe it or not, we were there once. The idea that no matter what life throws at you, you will bounce back, maybe slightly scarred but with no long-term concerns, is common amongst the […]

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CLIENT Testimonial

Dear Scott - Thank you for a job well done. I've settled the estate with my siblings. I also remitted my executor's fee to the children of my deceased sister. Thanks again for all you do!
- Estate of Fay B., Cranbury, New Jersey