According to many sources, as many as half of all Americans over the age of 65 will require some form of long-term care during their lives. Unfortunately, the costs can be substantial—estimates put the cost of a private room in a nursing home in New … [Read more...]
The Legal Capacity to Execute a Will
Ensuring that You Were "Of Sound Mind" When You Prepared Your Will One of the essential requirements of a valid will is that the person executing it must have been "of sound mind" when the document was signed and put into effect. Because many people … [Read more...]
Powers of Attorney and Living Wills/Health Care Proxies in Elder Law Planning
Protecting Your Golden Years As you age, you want to retain your independence as long as possible, but you also want to put measures in place that protect you when you are no longer capable of making the right decisions, whether with respect to … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays from Knee Law Firm, LLC
At the closing of the year, we pause to reflect on our blessings. We count your trust and confidence among those blessings, and we hope that this season brings continued blessings to you. Happy holidays and best wishes for a prosperous new year. … [Read more...]
Defenses to the Enforceability of a Contract
Challenges You Can Raise to the Validity of an Agreement In an earlier blog, we identified the elements of a valid contract—agreement, consideration, volition, capacity and legality. There are, however, other argument you can raise to challenge the … [Read more...]
The Requirements of a Valid Contract
What You Must Have to Enforce an Agreement When you own or operate a business, it's critical that you be able to enforce the agreements you have with customers, suppliers and others. As contract law has evolved, there are specific elements (or … [Read more...]
Happy Thanksgiving
We give thanks, today and every day, for you and the trust you place in us. We are committed to building strong relationships with our clients because we understand that strong relationships lead to better results. We hope that this holiday allows … [Read more...]
What Is a Special Needs Pooled Trust?
If you have a loved one with special needs and you want to leave a part of your estate to them, you may have considered creating a special needs trust, so that their eligibility for benefits such as Medicaid and SSI are not in jeopardy. But creating … [Read more...]
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Knee Law Firm Alert: Update to the Aid and Attendance Benefit for Veterans
Aid and Attendance Benefit: The Department of Veterans Affairs recently published new rules that will dramatically alter VA benefit planning for seniors who were war time veterans. The new rules take effect on October 18, 2018. War time veterans … [Read more...]