While it’s not pleasant to think about incapacitation, planning for it is an essential step in safeguarding your future and easing the burden on your loved ones. Whether due to illness, injury or aging, incapacitation can leave you unable to make decisions about your...
Year: 2024
4 things that slow a driver’s reaction times
While driving may feel easy for experienced road users, it isn't. Safe driving depends on fast reaction times and good decision-making. Drivers with slow reaction times are dangerous. Here are four things that can slow a driver’s reaction times. 1. Distractions ...
Can you stop foreclosure by filing for bankruptcy?
Foreclosure is the process by which the lender reclaims your home. If you miss numerous payments in a row, they can start the foreclosure process, take possession of your house and sell it to a third party. This is how lenders protect their investment, hoping to...
When do nursing homes need to notify legal representatives?
Nursing homes are important facilities where persons of advanced age receive essential care and support that meets their physical, medical and emotional needs. Many nursing home residents have legal guardians or other representatives who are involved in their care,...
Why is your elderly loved one tipping nursing home workers?
Your elderly loved one recently moved into a nursing home. For the most part, you believe that the nursing home is safe, and you have seen no evidence of physical or sexual abuse. The staff seems friendly and kind, and they have the proper protections in place – such...
What can you do when someone tailgates you?
Tailgating is a risky behavior that contributes to a significant percentage of accidents yearly. Thus, it's understandable to be frustrated when a driver follows you too closely. However, your response to the other driver may also endanger you, You should know how to...
How can you protect an elderly loved one from financial abuse?
It is becoming a common theme - an elderly person has been scammed out of their savings. Now, they find themselves destitute with the possibility of losing their home. Unfortunately, these con artists are hard to catch. Therefore, it is imperative to take steps now to...
Making a unique trust for your specific needs
Have you considered what happens to your estate after you pass away? With an estate plan, you can decide who will benefit from your estate. One key document you can add to your estate plan is a trust. A trust allows you to arrange for the distribution and management...
Contract breaches come in different forms
Most of us engage in contracts every day, perhaps without even realizing it. Even something as simple as buying a product from a grocery store involves a contractual agreement. The reason we don’t necessarily notice all of these contracts is that the obligations are...
Contingencies to use when buying a house
Buying a home is a big investment, perhaps one of the biggest you will have made to date. Therefore you want to do all you can to ensure it goes smoothly and you spend your money wisely. One such measure is adding contingency clauses to the contract. These are clauses...