Looking for Long-Term Care: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
There are several steps you can take to make sure that you are not making a decision about a long-term care (nursing home or assisted living) placement for your loved one or yourself at the last minute. It’s important to look around ahead of time, consider long-term...
How to Collect a Court Judgement
Sometimes in the course of divorce or child custody proceedings, the court will award one party to pay certain fees, such as attorney’s fees, for the other party. If that party does not pay those fees, the recipient party can make a motion for a money judgment showing...
How Divorce Affects Your Social Security Benefits
Because Social Security is the No. 1 income source for retirees in our country, a divorcing person should consider how his or her benefits will be affected. Before diving into the effects of divorce on these benefits, it makes sense to do a quick review on the basics...
The ABCs of Medicare
Medicare comes in four parts not-so-creatively named A, B, C and D. I use the types as an acronym to sort them in my mind. These are generalizations and, by definition, there is overlap. Remember, do NOT fail to enroll or delay in enrolling or you can get a premium...
10 Key Questions for Couples Preparing Wills & Estate Planning
Updated April 2024 When it’s time for you and your significant other to prepare a will or other estate planning options, you’ll likely have several questions and be faced with others by your attorney. It’s important to weigh them all to ensure the best outcome for you...
12 STEPS OF DIVORCE: Step 1 – Serving and Filing a Petition for Divorce
By: Beth Andersen-Filson For the next several months, the Andersen Law PC blog will spell out the 12 steps of divorce. In doing so, we will also track two divorcing couples making their way through the process. Spoiler alert: Art and Angela Aingel take the high road....
Key Facts About Social Security
Social Security gets a bad rap, but in truth, it is the single largest source of income among those 65 and older. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute and Matthew Greenwald & Associates, Social Security is the primary source of income for 69...
12 STEPS OF DIVORCE: Step 2 – Responding to the Petition for Divorce
For the next several months, the Andersen Law PC blog will spell out the 12 steps of divorce. In doing so, we will also track two divorcing couples making their way through the process. Spoiler alert: Art and Angela Aingel take the high road. While divorce is not...
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