Dear Attorney Tully: I thought this day would never come. My siblings and I have to place Mom in a nursing home. You cannot believe the guilt we feel about placing her there. We feel as if we have let our mother down. But we simply cannot provide 24/7 care anymore without destroying the lives my siblings and I have with our spouses and …
Elder Law
A caution about “do-it-yourself” legal documents
Years ago, I read an article in a Greenwich magazine entitled, “The internet is not your doctor.” The title caught my eye because that is something I have written about for years as it pertains to lawyers. The title could have been, “The internet is not your lawyer.” In light of the current pandemic situation, some are turning to the internet …
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Knowing your rights
Early in my legal career, I worked as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut under then Attorney General Joe Lieberman. My job there was to prosecute Medicaid fraud cases. In most cases, people were not intending to dupe the State of Connecticut; they just received bad advice. Senator Lieberman taught me to explain the law in ways …
Long-term care planning can be complicated
It has been 18 years since the death of former President Ronald Reagan. When President Reagan died, it reminded Americans about the devastating disease known as Alzheimer’s. Reagan wrote a letter to the country in 1994, which included these words: “Unfortunately, as Alzheimer’s disease progresses, the family often bears a heavy burden. I …
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Looking at dementia from a caregiver’s perspective
In my practice, I see families who are caring for loved ones who have dementia. This column will explore the basic phases of dementia, the stresses that caregivers go through and how to lower these stresses. First, here are some basic facts: People over the age of 65 are the fastest growing segment of our population (the baby boomers). …
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