“Settling a deceased family member’s affairs is not a one-person task. You’ll need the help of others, ranging from professionals like lawyers or CPAs, who can advise you on financial matters, to a network of friends and relatives, to whom you can delegate tasks or lean on for emotional support.” Leanne Potts, writing for AARP,…
Category: death
Having difficulty motivating your parents or yourself to do estate planning?
Behavioral psychologist Dan Ariely has some advice from his column: Hi, Dan. I am trying to motivate my sister, who is 84, to meet with an estate-planning lawyer. She acknowledges the need, but there’s always an excuse for not proceeding. Nothing is happening. Any suggestions? —Paul Encourage your sister to meet with the lawyer in…
Living ‘With the End in Mind’
“Death is the last thing most people want to think about, yet nothing could be more important—especially with advancing age or after a bleak diagnosis—than preparing for the end and understanding how it can happen. These days, such thinking is likely to include learning about palliative care, a specialty that began with the hospice movement…