Dear Attorney Tully: Thank you for writing the column about senior issues. I only wish my husband would read your articles. We are in our mid-70s and he is in failing health. He still does not have a living will. I think this could cause some problems for my family if we need to make health care decisions. What can I do to get him to get this …
Estate Planning and Probate
Words of wisdom from television’s Joan Lunden
My law partner, Dean B. Kilbourne, and I recently attended a benefit luncheon presented by SilverSource of Stamford entitled, “Inspiring Lives.” The keynote speaker was television personality and senior advocate Joan Lunden. Lunden is best known for being co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning America” for nearly two decades. In her second career, …
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Keeping your residence is possible
Maurice and Giselle Boucher have lived on their family farm for over 30 years. Recently, Maurice suffered a stroke and his doctor told him he needed long-term nursing home care. “Finding a nursing home is not the problem,” Giselle said, when she came to our office. “There is a nursing home in town where my parents lived for several years. Our …
Older Parent to Adult Child: Don’t Decide for Me
A Letter To the Editor of the New York Times: “Aging Parents’ Willfulness May Be ‘Mismatched Goals,’” by Paula Span (The New Old Age, Sept. 3), seems to presume that middle-aged adults have a right to intervene in their aging parents’ lives, choices and decisions. I flinch every time I hear “I had to move my mother to a care facility” or similar …
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Cohabiting seniors need to protect their rights
Dear Attorney Tully: My gentleman friend and I are traditionalists who would prefer to be married rather than to live together. However, if we were to get married, we would take a financial hit that might strain our finances. How would you advise someone in our situation? Answer: More and more seniors are living together without getting married. …
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