Most older adults believe that it's easier for everyone involved – loved ones, beneficiaries, and executors – if they transfer full or partial ownership of their home prior to their passing. However, Marietta GA elder law attorneys will caution you that there are several risks to consider when ...

Here at Georgia Estate Plan: Worrall Law LLC, we are following the news about Coronavirus and a second burst of the traditional flu that's impacting people in our community. While we don't believe that anyone should panic, we do want to encourage anyone with older or immuno-compromised loved o...

There is a wide range of home health care services available from daily household tasks to medical care. Before identifying a health care service for information, get a clear idea of what you are in the market for, be it recovery from surgery or long-term care for a chronic illness. The first s...

Home ownership is the American Dream. People work hard all their lives to own a home, and it is often their most valuable and significant possession. So when health begins to fail and the need for long-term care arises, we often get this fear-filled question from our clients: will they take awa...

Successfully addressing and legally formalizing inheritance of family values and assets can be challenging, especially if parents wait too long to begin instilling family values. Undoubtedly the best time to teach and empower your children as eventual inheritors of your family legacy is during ...

A family caregiving meeting is an essential tool when dealing with the care of an aging loved one. These meetings are beneficial for helping to keep all family members abreast of decisions that need to be made, changes in diagnosis or prognosis, and helps to ensure that all family members feel ...

A Special Needs Trust (also called a Supplemental Needs Trust) is a legal document that holds assets for a person with disabilities, while also providing legal authority for a trustee to manage money and make financial decisions on behalf of the individual with special needs. The Special Needs...

A strong power of attorney is indeed powerful for a condition like Alzheimer's. But it may come as a surprise to learn that a good “basic” advance-directive document needs considerable supplementation when it comes to a dreadful illness like ALS – Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig'...

The National Institute of Health (NIH) Library of Medicine reports the most common form of dementia is Alzheimer's disease, accounting for approximately two-thirds of all diagnosed cases of dementia. Alzheimer's is also one of the most expensive diseases to treat and often results in financial ...

Powerful “power of attorney” (POA) documents are essential, if there ever comes a time when you or your elder become unable to manage your finances or make health-care decisions.  Beware if you rely only on POAs that hospitals provide, or that you have pulled off the Internet, or that you ha...

𝓗𝓪𝓹𝓹𝔂 𝓟𝓻𝓮𝓼𝓲𝓭𝓮𝓷𝓽'𝓼 𝓓𝓪𝔂! What did George Washington's Last Will and Testament provide? Find out in this video.

The traditional senior housing market is undergoing a profound change. In 2018 senior housing occupancy fell to an eight-year low, even as the senior population continues to increase, as competition for the younger baby boomer market is ramping up and forcing a change to more traditional indepe...

The baby boom generation is comprised of those Americans born 1946-1964, and according to the US Census Bureau (Bureau of Census), their numbers are estimated to be 73 million strong. This number represents nearly 20 percent of the American public. As they enter their 60, 70, and 80th decades...

Your parent recently had a stroke and is returning home after a long stay in the hospital and in-patient rehabilitation. The care providers assure you that your parent will be fine returning home, but you still worry. How can you make sure your parent is safe at home? A medical alert system ...

While most people have heard of a basic Last Will and Testament, they may not know what a Pour-Over Will is and how it works with a Living Trust. As a Marietta will lawyer, I'd like to explain this estate planning tool. Essentially, a Pour-Over Will is used in conjunction with a Living Trust, ...

Kevin stands at the door of Winnie's nursing home room, tears streaming down his face. The medical staff just finished inserted a feeding tube into Winnie – an act Kevin knew she didn't want. Unfortunately, Winnie couldn't express her wishes due to advanced dementia, and she had no legal docu...

This is a common question we often hear as Marietta Living Trust Lawyers. Read on for information to help figure out whether you need a trust and, if so, what kind fits your specific situation.  For example, maybe you have a disabled child and you want a trust to permit that child to inherit...

It's become more and more common now to see clients come in with probate cases that need to be dealt with in multiple states. Many seniors today are “snow birds,” meaning they spend their winters in states with warmer climates while keeping their actual residency in the state they've spent most o...

Families who have members with special needs have a variety of concerns that most of the population doesn't deal with on a regular basis.  Whether you're traveling to occupational therapy appointments, choosing the most effective medical devices, or contemplating whether to “mainstream” your sp...

An unexpectedly common problem that Georgia estate planning lawyers encounter is how the proceeds of an estate are handled when the beneficiary gets divorced. We don't want to think of our children dealing with the pain of a divorce, but losing the inheritance you left behind would certainly pour...

Twenty years ago, Jim and Sandy, age 45 at the time, went on their first vacation without their kids since they were married.   They had no planning documents in place, and had to scramble quickly to get a simple will and a power of attorney to make sure their kids would be taken care of should...

It is a challenge to keep up with US Military benefits as they are always changing, and many veterans miss out on what can be life-changing aid. Many wartime veterans receive a disability pension due to injury. But did you know that wartime veterans age 65 or more may qualify for a VA Pension w...

Congratulations to Georgia Estate Plan: Worrall Law LLC Founding Attorney Stephen M. Worrall for Selection as 2020 Georgia Super Lawyer in Estate Planning! The Super Lawyers list recognizes no more than 5 percent of attorneys in each state. This is the fourth year of his selection in that pract...

Anyone can become either temporarily or permanently disabled. Some projections are estimating that Americans in their 20s today have an approximate 30 percent chance of experiencing a disability profound enough to cause them to miss three or more months of work before retiring. Despite the risks,...

Researchers at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University recently announced that pharmacological "chaperone therapy" can prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD) in mice. Alzheimer's is a chronic neurodegenerative disease that currently has no cure. Abnormal clumps (amyloid-beta plaques) a...