October 9, 2021- I have been contacted on several occasions to prepare trust documents, i.e., a fiduciary arrangement that allows a third party, or trustee, to hold assets on behalf of a beneficiary or beneficiaries. When I ask why, the reason is that the person wishes to avoid probate, i.e. court involvement for a deceased …
September 25, 2021- A client once said to me, “I have five kids, and I don’t like three of them, so I’m leaving everything to the other two and to charity.” She was one of the nicest and least stressed individuals I have ever met. In her mid-eighties, she knew what she wanted and had …
September 18, 2021- When it comes to my yoga practice, I can’t tell you the number of times I have heard someone say they cannot do yoga because they’re not flexible. Given the yoga pictures of people twisted like a pretzel, I can understand the reasoning behind that sentiment; however, this is a major misperception …
If you can breathe, you can do yoga…and should do estate planning too Read More »
This article is not a medical treatise on dementia, but rather the options that you do have when it comes to this issue both legally and in wellness. I used to volunteer at a nursing home and one of the ladies I would visit was suffering from MS. She had an incredibly sharp mind, but …
LEGAL WELLNESS- August 5, 2021 I shared this on TheLegalYogi’s social media pages this week because this is an issue that comes up too often. I know that there is often a division of labor within marriages; however, sometimes the division is to such a point where one spouse does not have any information regarding …
LEGAL- July 21, 2021 Most of us have heard the line that getting married is just a “piece of paper”. A real estate contract is just a piece of paper that provides the amount the buyer is to pay and the property the seller is selling, and state the repercussions of either party defaulting under …
Legal Wellness- July 17, 2021. This is a visual depiction of reacting while under stress vs. being proactive from a relaxed state. Situation A Imagine waking up in a boat with rushing water all around you. How do you feel? What are your immediate thoughts? Are you able to think about what your plans are for …
It’s Not A Good Time To Make Long Term Decisions When You’re Trying Not To Drown Read More »
LEGAL- July 9, 2021 This topic corresponds with the article shared on TheLegalYogi Facebook page from Wednesday, July 7th. Please check out the social media links below and feel free to like, follow, and share. There are several stories of people, especially women, who rely upon promises of being “taken care of” by boyfriends and …
when your boyfriend or fiancé say that they will “take care of you” Read More »
LEGAL WELLNESS- June 30, 2021 These blogs will alternate between strictly legal topics, strictly wellness topics, and like this week, there will be a combination of both law and wellness. The purpose of this article is to provide a greater explanation of how combining law and wellness can be beneficial. For several years I kept …