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    Can My Spouse Disinherit Me?
    Mario Correa
    • Jul 21, 2021
    • 2 min

    Can My Spouse Disinherit Me?

    The question of whether a spouse can disinherit another spouse is not an easy question as the law may be changing. The seminal case on...
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    Detecting, Avoiding & Managing Elder Abuse 
for Trusted Advisors
    Mario Correa
    • Nov 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Detecting, Avoiding & Managing Elder Abuse for Trusted Advisors

    When your a trusted advisor, you need to be aware of elder abuse and understand the signs. There is often a point in a client’s life...
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    Tale of Two Families - How A Trusted Advisor Makes the Difference
    Mario Correa
    • Sep 18, 2019
    • 3 min

    Tale of Two Families - How A Trusted Advisor Makes the Difference

    Nancy’s financial advisor told her she needed our help. He insisted. Her husband, in his 40’s, had been scheduled for surgery but his...
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    Failing to Plan - A Sad Story
    Mario Correa
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 1 min

    Failing to Plan - A Sad Story

    An elderly couple was found dead on August 7, 2019. It was murder suicide where the husband Patrick Jones, 77 years of age, fatally shot...
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    Don’t Get Burned When Inheriting    “Hot” Assets
    Mario Correa
    • Jun 10, 2019
    • 2 min

    Don’t Get Burned When Inheriting “Hot” Assets

    When a beneficiary receives an inheritance, the actual assets they receive can have legal consequences. At the time a loved one passes,...
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    Our office is moving to Sauganash.
    Mario Correa
    • May 29, 2019
    • 0 min

    Our office is moving to Sauganash.

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    Selecting A Healthcare Surrogate
    Mario Correa
    • May 22, 2019
    • 2 min

    Selecting A Healthcare Surrogate

    Who steps up to the plate when a loved one is no longer able to care for themselves? This assumption is based on tradition. It is...
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    Nothing Lasts Forever
    Mario Correa
    • Apr 24, 2019
    • 2 min

    Nothing Lasts Forever

    How I Was One of the Last to See Notre Dame Cathedral While I tend to want to keep my blog posts less personal, here is one where I...
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    Saving the Family Business
    Mario Correa
    • Apr 3, 2019
    • 2 min

    Saving the Family Business

    Business owners face a unique issue at death. Unlike publicly traded stocks where there is a ready market to purchase these assets, a...
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    Protecting Inheritance From Schemers
    Mario Correa
    • Mar 28, 2019
    • 2 min

    Protecting Inheritance From Schemers

    Nothing gets client’s angrier than seeing a child’s ex-spouse attempt to access an inheritance. While an inheritance is not part of the...
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    Frail Elderly Visitation Act
    Mario Correa
    • Mar 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Frail Elderly Visitation Act

    A parent being separated from some of her children is a tragedy we too often see. The facts scenario is very common. An elderly parent...
    321 views0 comments
    Money Smart Week- View and Register for our FREE Workshops.
    Mario Correa
    • Mar 19, 2019
    • 1 min

    Money Smart Week- View and Register for our FREE Workshops.

    Don't miss out on #MoneySmartWeek. All of our #workshops are informative and FREE. Listen to an experienced attorney in Estate Planning...
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    Who Do You Trust: Selecting a Trustee
    Mario Correa
    • Mar 14, 2019
    • 3 min

    Who Do You Trust: Selecting a Trustee

    Who do you trust? When implementing estate planning you select individuals to take care of your assets, your person, and your minor...
    19 views0 comments
    What Exactly Is A Trust?
    Mario Correa
    • Mar 6, 2019
    • 3 min

    What Exactly Is A Trust?

    If you search the internet to attempt to understand a Trust, you may walk away more confused than when you began. In this article, you...
    23 views0 comments
    Caretaker Abuse
    Mario Correa
    • Feb 27, 2019
    • 3 min

    Caretaker Abuse

    The issue of elder abuse is well documented. However, a less known form of injustice is that of the child caregiver. This article will...
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    PROBATE AVOIDANCE                        Why Many Estate Plans Fall Short
    Mario Correa
    • Feb 27, 2019
    • 2 min

    PROBATE AVOIDANCE Why Many Estate Plans Fall Short

    One of the benefits of estate planning is avoiding the need to go to court. There are a multitude of other benefits as well but that...
    21 views0 comments
    POST-DEATH: Making Good Decisions By Surviving Spouses
    Mario Correa
    • Jan 23, 2019
    • 2 min

    POST-DEATH: Making Good Decisions By Surviving Spouses

    What are the initial issues we should be considering when a loved one dies?  The dynamics range as much as the difference between...
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    Who To Select As A Trustee?
    Mario Correa
    • Jan 16, 2019
    • 2 min

    Who To Select As A Trustee?

    When you die, someone is going to need to handle your #financial affairs.  For purposes of this article, we will refer to that person as...
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    Why People Fail to Prepare a Will or Trust: Providing Clarity For a New Year
    Mario Correa
    • Jan 9, 2019
    • 3 min

    Why People Fail to Prepare a Will or Trust: Providing Clarity For a New Year

    Psychology teaches that we are more likely to keep resolutions adopted at the beginning of the year or the beginning of new month. There...
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    BLIND SPOT: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You over $7,000 a month.
    Mario Correa
    • Dec 28, 2018
    • 2 min

    BLIND SPOT: What You Don’t Know Can Cost You over $7,000 a month.

    I was speaking to another elder law attorney (practiced in a different state) about a unique client he had – it was a judge’s...
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