Burials are taking their toll on the environment. Casket production, and the chemicals involved in embalming are just two reasons. If you care about the environment during your lifetime, why not also in death?
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I’m a First Cousin, Twice-Removed!
On May 4th, I became a first cousin, twice-removed. I know. It’s not quite as glamorous as becoming a mom or a grandmother, but that’s what it is. First cousin, twice-removed. Basically, my father’s sister became a great-grandmother for the first time. Ancestry. MyHeritage. Archives. FamilySearch. The world of online genealogical research has exploded recently. […]
Autism Awareness & Acceptance in 2018
Here’s what it’s like when I meet someone and they ask me, “So what do you do?” “I teach parents how to heal their children from autism.”
Stop Being Selfish and Get Your Planning Done
The problem today is that while we can make plans for unforeseen future events, we don’t want to get out of our comfort zone and so instead we stay in our safety cocoon. We hem and haw and hope for the best. Maybe even gleefully saying, “What do I care? I won’t be here” to […]
Estate Planning Sucks
Let’s face it, doing your estate planning, contemplating your demise, sucks. And it’s all the lawyers’ fault. Well, I’m done with that. So done. The legal industry leads with fear, and it’s driving people away in record numbers. We’re losing millions of clients to the world’s largest law firm – the Internet. LegalZoom alone has […]
Meeting Face-to-Face – In Different Cities. Technology Is Changing How You Meet Your Attorney
Meeting virtually through the use virtual conference rooms (also known as free secure web meeting applications), we can meet face-to-face without travel. And no, it’s not cold and impersonal! We can meet, confidentially, see and hear each other, share documents, and more. You can use any computer with a camera and microphone, or even a […]
Will v. Trust – Which Will Serve Your Family Best?
We know that 100% of people aren’t getting out of here alive. Even with that Universal Law, there is so much anxiety around planning for our inevitable exit. And there doesn’t have to be! One question that always comes up around estate planning is “Do I need a Will or a Trust?”
It’s time to talk about P… for Probate!
Probate… It’s a word that either people have never heard of or fills them with dread. It’s the big, hairy, yuck that happens when somebody dies. But it doesn’t have to be!
Don’t Let a Health Crisis Turn into a Legal Crisis!
You’ve been a fully-functioning, adult member of society for… 20, 30, 40 years (shhh, I’m not asking!) and you know a thing or two about taking care of your life. You know how to make your own financial and health decisions and while it’s not always fun to schedule that dentist appointment or lab work, […]
New and Improved Long-Term Care Insurance! It’s Not Just for Nursing Homes Anymore
There are two questions I hear the most: How can I make sure I’m not a burden on my family? And if I need long-term care, how do I pay for it without spending everything?