by Leslie Marenco | Apr 21, 2017 | Articles, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Directive, Kids Protection Planning
Raising a grandchild (or even spending a lot of time with your grandchild while his or her parents work) can be fraught with legal and financial complications. Lacking many of the inherent rights parents have, grandparents who are responsible for the care of...
by Leslie Marenco | Mar 31, 2017 | Articles, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive, Kids Protection Planning
The average age of parents raising children in the US continues to rise, leaving many middle-aged Americans in a category commonly referred to as the the “sandwich” generation. This growing population of professionals are often still raising kids at home when...
by Leslie Marenco | Jan 13, 2017 | Articles, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive
Decisions about your health care are some of the most important you will ever make. Don’t put off making plans until you are unable to assert your wishes. Including health care documents in your estate plan can ensure your decisions are always your choice, even if you...
by Leslie Marenco | Sep 30, 2016 | Articles, Health Care Directive
Just as it is difficult for many of us to talk about our ultimate death, it is also difficult for doctors to talk about this eventuality with their patients. Most doctors did not specialize in palliative or end-of-life care, yet they are often called upon to have...
by Leslie Marenco | Aug 21, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive
How do you want to die? Do you want lifesaving treatments to be administered even if all brain activity has ceased? Is your family aware of your wishes? And perhaps the more important question, is your doctor aware of your wishes? Included in a complete estate plan is...
by Leslie Marenco | Jun 12, 2015 | Articles, Estate Planning, Health Care Directive, Kids Protection Planning
If you are a single parent, life for you right now probably couldn’t get any busier. You are likely being pulled between work, school activities, sports teams and the inevitable emergencies that fill the lives of single parents everywhere. Being a single parent is a...
