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Constitutional Law
You Can’t Have Your THC-Infused Cupcake and Eat it Too
Guns and marijuana are hot-button topics right now. Most gun owners know by now that marijuana and guns don’t play well together. Federal law prohibits anyone who uses medical or recreational marijuana from possessing or buying guns – even if their state laws allow the ...
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Estate Planning
What is a Title II or NFA firearm?
[Updated March 28, 2020] NFA/Title II firearms include: machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, silencers (suppressors), destructive devices (e.g. Molotov cocktails, bazookas, mortars, etc.), and “any other weapons (AOW).” AOWs include things such as cane guns, gadget-type firearms such as “pen guns,” etc. The NFA/Title ...
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Elder Law
Understanding Palliative Care
Palliative care encompasses quality of life issues for people who have severe ongoing health issues or life-threatening conditions. You do not have to be in the end stages of life to receive palliative care.
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Elder Law
Planning for the Unexpected
She had just learned from her older brother that her widowed, elderly mother, who lives in Rhode Island, had fallen a couple of days before and had been admitted to the hospital with broken ribs and several fractures.
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Elder Law
Expressing Your End-of-Life Wishes
We plan for so many transitions in life: births, graduations, weddings, retirement and moves. We want these transitions to go smoothly and be as comfortable and easy as possible.
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Elder Law
New Income Tax Form Designed for Seniors
Easier-to-read form highlights retirement income streams and other tax benefits for citizens 65 and older.
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Elder Law
Becoming Your Aging Loved One’s Money Manager
Your loved one must be legally competent to takes steps, like adding a trusted friend or relative to a bank account or creating a power of attorney the money manager can use to handle her financial matters.
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Elder Law
How Much Money Should I Provide My Child with Special Needs?
Anyone with a child with special needs understands the need to prepare for the future. A trust is always a good place to start, and figuring out a savings goal for that trust is a key part to your planning.
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Estate Planning
Who Should Be the Agent of My Power of Attorney?
Deciding who gets the power of attorney is an important step for parents looking to organize their estate and plan for a future without them. This can be a complex process for many families, especially when there are numerous relatives involved.
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Estate Planning
Change Your Life Insurance Beneficiary After Divorce
Many surviving spouses receive an unpleasant surprise when they attempt to collect on their deceased spouse’s life insurance policies. Often, a former spouse or the former spouse’s children are legally entitled to the proceeds because the deceased person never updated his beneficiary forms. In Florida, ...
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You wonder whether your granddaughter will think of you fondly when you’re not around anymore.
You want to make sure someone will love and care for your dog, horse, or parrot when you can’t.
Your spouse doesn’t share your love for guns, and you fear your collection could be sold for almost nothing – or even destroyed – instead of being passed on to your children or others who share your passion.
