Blog: filial responsibility

You have seen in my blogs and articles I always say, “Do not sign a nursing home admission agreement that makes you the ‘responsible party’.” That language creates a legal obligation to financially pay for the care if the resident does not pay the facility. If a person other than the resident is signing the admission…

NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS FOR 2014 2013 introduced significant legal and social developments in our country such as: the United States Supreme Court’s ruling in Windsor resulting in federal rights being available to married same sex couples individuals delaying their retirement age due to increased life expectancies, weakened retirement systems and poor financial planning and states like…