When is the right time to create an elder law estate plan?
Even though you may not want to be troubled with serious issues such as death, disability, and long-term care, you are better off to start planning now before it’s too late.
This was the advice in a recent article in the Times-Herald Record titled “Protecting your future: Situation, not age, a factor in elder law estate plan.”
If you are on the younger side, you should consider how you will provide for your family in the event of your timely death. If you are at or nearing retirement, you should also be concerned about elder care—how you will be cared for if you are unable to be on your own.
Regardless, it is essential to get the professional advice and information you need. Speak to an estate planning and elder law attorney as soon as possible. While it may not be the most enjoyable conversation you will ever have (discussing one’s own morbidity and mortality), it may be one of the smartest.
Reference: Times-Herald Record (Hudson Valley, NY) (March 13, 2014): “Protecting your future: Situation, not age, a factor in elder law estate plan”
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