While it can be very unfortunate to wait too long to apply for Medicaid, possibly losing benefits that might have been available, and possibly losing money that did not need to be spent on care costs that could have been paid by Medicaid if an application had been made at the correct time, it
After a divorce is completed, there is usually still a lot of work to be done.
With blended families, the standard provisions for intestate succession (the distribution of money if you do not have a Will) can produce results that are very different than a person might prefer, or even expect.
Under Oregon law, a divorced spouse will be treated as pre-deceased for purposes of inheritance from their former spouse under a Will that existed before the divorce, in most cases.
Many people do not think they have enough money to need a Will.
Others think they will spend everything before they die.
Sometimes people die unexpectedly, of course, and do not get around to spending their money.
Some people (and even some lawyers) question whether a person can make a Will or an Estate and Incapacity Plan providing for their children before they have any children.
It is perfectly possible, and perfectly simple to do this.
In this new environment of the Coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic, some adjustments may need to be made to a whole range of our lives.
One of the areas where changes may be wise may be parenting.
There may be good reasons for some families to depart temporarily from the existing parenting plan for their children during the Coronavirus/COVID 19 pandemic.
Generally, a parent can structure his or her time during visitation with a child (or during primary parenting time, if the parent is the primary residential parent), without much input from the other parent.
There is some confusion as to how the school closures caused by the Coronavirus/COVID 19 pandemic will affect parenting time.