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How Carefully-Drafted Legal Documents Can Help Prevent Elder Financial Abuse

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson, Southern Illinois Elder Law attorney discusses how well legal documents are drafted can actually make a significant difference in terms of preventing elder financial abuse. ? How Carefully-Drafted Legal Documents Can Help Prevent Elder Financial Abuse Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson from Dent-Coulson Elder Law servicing clients throughout the St. […]

Why Many Powers of Attorney for Healthcare are a Lost Opportunity

In this Elder Law and Estate Planning Minute, Wes Coulson, Southern Illinois Elder Law attorney, discusses why it is that so many healthcare powers of attorney forms, including the statutory form in Illinois, are a tragically lost opportunity. ? Why Many Powers of Attorney for Healthcare are a Lost Opportunity Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and […]

Why Is It So Complicated To Establish A Guardianship Or Conservatorship?

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson, Southern Illinois Elder Law attorney, explains why establishing a guardianship or conservatorship is both complicated and costly and discusses how planning ahead and having powers of attorney in place is a much better solution. ? Why Is It So Complicated To Establish A Guardianship Or Conservatorship? Transcript: Hi, I’m […]

Alzheimer’s and Nursing Home Care: If You’re Married, You Really Need to Plan

Married couples facing an Alzheimer’s diagnosis should consider planning with a competent Elder Law Attorney as early on as possible for a few reasons. One reason being, people often make the assumption that if you’re married, that automatically gives you the legal right to take care of everything for each other. That’s not the case, […]

Alzheimer’s and Nursing Home Care: If You’re Single, You’re Ready To Plan

Alzheimer’s and nursing home care seem to inevitably go hand in hand. Whether you are facing this diagnosis for yourself or for a family member, there is some legal planning that needs to be done. And if you are single with Alzheimer’s, the time to plan is now. It’s essential to do the planning early […]