Estate Plans & Senior
Deeding Your House
Your home is often your largest asset. Before giving this up by deeding it to your children or someone else, understand the risks involved. Deeding your house to someone else could create major...
Driving Privileges
The courts tell us that driving is not a right but a privilege, subject to control by government. Utah's Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division, which issues driver licenses, can...
Holographic Will
When you write a will by hand, it is called a holographic will. A holographic will is valid in Utah if it meets certain requirements.
Are handwritten or holographic wills...
Joint Ownership of Bank Accounts
Seniors often add relatives to their bank accounts to pay the bills in case they end up in the hospital. Some seniors also do this because they want to avoid probate.
Adding another person to...
Making Funeral Plans
After a home and a car, a funeral may be your most expensive purchase. Funeral plans are often made when people are grieving and under time constraints. Thinking ahead may help your loved ones as...
Medicaid and Nursing Home Care
There may come a time when you need to go to a nursing home. Because nursing home care is so expensive, many people need help from Medicaid to get care.
What is Medicaid?
Medicaid is a...
Medical Help for the Elderly
There are various medical programs for low-income elderly individuals. For elderly individuals to be eligible, the household must meet specified asset and income limitations.
What are the...
Planning Your Estate - Probate
Planning Your Estate:
How To Give Your Property To Others After You Die
(Probate Law in Utah)
What is an estate? What is probate?
When you die, you leave behind an estate. Your estate...
Powers of Attorney
A power of attorney is a document that gives someone else the right to act for you. People often use powers of attorney to let someone else handle their medical or financial affairs. In some...
Settling an Estate
What do I do when a family member dies?
Upon the death of a spouse or family member, you as the survivor will have a variety of things to do, starting with funeral plans. After that, you will...