by Barbara M. Pizzolato, Esq. | Aug 5, 2015 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care, News and Current Events
With cases of financial exploitation of the elderly on the rise, advisors who work with older clients are looking for ways to head off the abuse before it happens. Enter the “Emergency Contact Authorization Form,” a document in which clients can list a trusted person...
by Barbara M. Pizzolato, Esq. | Jun 8, 2015 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, News and Current Events
Unfortunately, it is not unusual for people to take advantage of the elderly and even to go so far as to forge a will when the elderly person passes away. It is heartening, however, that when caught the people who do this normally face criminal charges. An Arkansas...
by Barbara M. Pizzolato, Esq. | Feb 16, 2015 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care, Retirement Planning
One adult son talks about his mother-in-law’s well-being: She is elderly, lives alone, experiences symptoms of dementia, and doesn’t accept help easily. She refuses to have strangers in the house. She has lost all effort to cook, but she will not have...
by Barbara M. Pizzolato, Esq. | Nov 7, 2014 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
A common myth exists that after a person passes away, his or her relatives gather in an attorney’s conference room for a formal reading of the will. It rarely happens because everyone named in a will is sent a copy. However, that copy of the will received in the...
by Barbara M. Pizzolato, Esq. | Oct 30, 2014 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
About 52% of elder financial abuse victims say they were taken advantage of by a family member. Financial abuse of older adults may be far more common than many people realize. About 5% of people 65 and older say they’ve been the victim of financial abuse, but...
by Barbara M. Pizzolato, Esq. | Oct 20, 2014 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care
Increasingly in the United States, elderly people are being abused by those who are entrusted to protect them. The abuse is not always physical, but includes financial abuse, neglect, and theft. A new proposal in Ohio seeks to help mitigate the problem of...
