SUPPORTED DECISION-MAKING AGREEMENTS
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., CELA The Brittany Spears case focused the attention of the nation on limitations of the Guardianship system in the United States. While Guardianships serve a worthwhile purpose, they are often unnecessarily restrictive. The goal of a Guardianship is to embrace the least restrictive alternative to allow individuals to maintain…
POD & TOD ACCOUNTS: A BLESSING OR A CURSE?
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA What are POD and TOD Accounts? A POD accounts stands for “payable on death” and is usually used with bank accounts such as checking, savings or Certificates of Deposit. TOD are “transfer on death” accounts and are usually used with brokerage accounts, stocks, bonds and other investments….
New Study Reveals Medical Dangers of Isolation
[Originally published in the NAELA eBulletin] Those who are socially isolated are over 40% more likely to have a cardiovascular event, such as a heart attack or stroke, than those who were socially integrated, new research has shown. The German study, presented May 23, 2020 at the European Academy of Neurology (EAN) Virtual Congress, found…
WHAT IS A SPECIAL NEEDS TRUST?
by Thomas D. Begley, Jr., Esquire, CELA A Third Party Special Needs Trust is generally established by parents or grandparents of a child with special needs to ensure that important public benefits can be accessed in the future or can be maintained if they are already available. The trust also is designed to see that monies…