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Guardianship

Estate and Trust Administration
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June 6, 2013

Eighteen: The Magic Number?

Strohschein Law Group is dedicating the longest day of the year, June 21st, to provide awareness and help in the fight to end Alzheimer’s. Our staff will be available by appointment and walk-in to prepare your ~
Durable Powers of Attorney for Healthcare and Property FREE of charge
Friday, June 21st 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. at our office in St. Charles

To sweeten the deal, we will send you off with a root beer float to enjoy the first day of summer! All we ask is that you leave a donation for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Estate and Trust Administration
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May 9, 2013

Mom Needs Care and the House Isn’t Selling – Now What?

Without warning, Mom’s medical situation takes a significant turn downward and she goes from being independent and on her own, to needing 24/7 care in a very short period of time. The adult children rally to find a short term and long term solution since they don’t know how this will play out in the coming weeks and months ahead.
After the hospital and rehab at a local nursing home, Mom returns home. Initially the children take shifts to address Mom’s immediate care needs. When the children need to go back to work and Mom still cannot be on her own, an in-home caregiver is located and service begins immediately.

Estate and Trust Administration
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March 18, 2013

Protecting Your Assets from the Cost of Long Term Care – Part 2: Are Wills the Solution?

While you read this you may think you don’t have an “estate” but if you have any combination of bank accounts, investments, real estate, business interests, life insurance policies, personal property, jewelry and collections of any sort, you will want to protect these things that really do matter. The cost of long term care without a plan could cost you and your loved ones. Simply put, a will isn’t enough!

Estate and Trust Administration
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March 5, 2013

What the Sequester’s Cuts Will Mean for Seniors

How will programs that seniors rely on be affected? The good news is that big chunks of the budget are exempt from the sequester’s cuts, including Social Security, Medicaid, and veterans’ programs. But while there should be no change in benefits for these programs, the federal workforce that administers them would be slashed, leading to delays and frustration.

Estate Planning
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January 28, 2013

Attention Caregiver’s – You Have Support! Part 1

Most extended families are familiar with a circumstance or two where a relative provides the primary care for a dependent due to special needs, short term medical condition, or an elder who requires home care. Regardless of the situation, caregiving can be challenging. We are here to inform you that there are resources available in your community to help relieve such challenges. If you know of a relative, or even a friend offering care to a loved one, it sometimes helps just to have an understanding of what resources are available. Some options are more appropriate than others depending on the individual needs.

Estate and Trust Administration
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January 7, 2013

Digital Assets – An Estate Plan for Your Online Identity

Asset collection is very different now because many of these treasured items that used to have a physical presence are contained within computers or virtual archives in the cloud. In our mobile society, it can be very difficult to locate an asset, or once located, to gain access without a password. This data is known as a “Digital Asset.”

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