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Guardianship can lead to significant abuses, including loss of autonomy and financial exploitation. It’s important to know that for elderly incapacitated patients without family, hospitals often initiate guardianship proceedings that can lead to inappropriate guardian appointments. However, advance planning, such as establishing durable powers of attorney, helps prevent guardianship abuses.
Preparing end-of-life documents in New Mexico is not just about legal formalities. It is about ensuring that your wishes are known and respected. By preparing these documents, you provide clarity and guidance for your loved ones during a difficult time.
Make 2024 the year you set and keep the new year’s resolution to review or create your estate plan to respond to and be prepared for life’s many changes. E-Law is here to help ensure your wishes are honored no matter what life brings.
An advance directive is one part of advance care legal planning that expresses your wishes regarding the care you want in case you cannot make decisions for yourself.
When it comes to donating, many New Mexicans seek the personal satisfaction of helping others and the potential financial benefits, including possible tax deductions. Words
Learn effective ways to protect your aging parents from financial scams and fraud. Discover steps you can take as adult children to help protect their wealth.
Explore the versatile role of trusts in estate planning with this guide. Learn how trusts can protect assets, manage inheritances for special needs, support non-traditional families, and facilitate charitable giving, all while avoiding probate. Ideal for anyone seeking to understand how trusts can enhance their financial planning strategy.
Advance planning with a power of attorney before a parent or elderly loved one begins to lose cognitive abilities is the best choice, when possible, for maintaining the autonomy and honoring the choices of the individual.
Medicaid is not just for poor and low-income seniors. With the proper planning, assets can be protected for the next generation while helping a person become eligible for help with long-term care costs.
Assisted living providers might be breaking state and federal laws in refusing to accept Medicaid or in attempting to evict residents without giving them an opportunity to appeal, according to two elder advocacy organizations.
