Decision-Making

Getting Organized

Many people think that estate planning is just having documents prepared. They have a lawyer prepare a Will, get it…

1 month ago

Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model for Dementia Care

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services launched the Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience (GUIDE) Model on July 1, 2024.…

4 months ago

Sometimes You Must Say No

Sometimes you just have to say No "No" isn't a four-letter word. Saying "no" isn't necessarily bad and you shouldn't…

1 year ago

Why People Do What They Do?: Honoring Traditions

Tradition can be a powerful motivator. Traditions can be like laws, meaning the group following them will not accept any…

1 year ago

Family Acrimony Deemed Sufficient to Disregard Nomination of Guardian

In In re Wheeler (Ga. Ct. App. 6/6/2023), the Court of Appeals upheld the Probate Court's decision that (1) there…

1 year ago

What is Undue Influence?

In Milbourne v. Milbourne, 301 Ga. 111 (2017), The Georgia Supreme Court affirmed a Gwinnett Probate Court Order refusing to…

1 year ago

Elder Law Mishmash June 2023

The following is a mishmash of information on various Elder Law, Special Needs Law, and Estate Planning issues. It also…

1 year ago

The Dignity Account

One of the issues families consider as loved ones age is whether an elder is susceptible to financial elder abuse.…

2 years ago

Elder Law and Special Needs Law News Roundup – 9-2-2022

We regularly post links to news articles and other resources related to Elder Law and Special Needs Law. We focus…

2 years ago

Articles – Week of August 19, 2022

We regularly scour the internet looking for information relating to elder care, special needs and elder law. Although we review…

2 years ago