If you go to the trouble to create an Advance Directive, is there a chance that the document will be overlooked or even ignored by time-pressed healthcare professionals?

It’s possible, according to Bayli Fields, an attorney at Kimbrough Law, a Life Care Planning Law Firm in Athens, Georgia.

If you're ever thought about creating your own will, trust, or power of attorney using forms downloaded from the internet, you may want to think again. An attorney at a Life Care Planning Law Firm explains why.

Do you know someone who used documents downloaded from an online site to prepare their own wills or powers of attorney, or to set up trusts?

You probably do. Maybe someone you know has bragged about using these forms to draft their own estate planning documents instead of seeing an attorney.

It's National Social Work Month. What role can a social worker play in a Life Care Planning Law Firm? Just ask Janie De Leon-Male.

If you’re looking for an example of a social worker making a difference in the lives of older adults and their families, Janie De Leon-Male, M.S.S., LSW is Exhibit A.

When an elderly loved one's health is failing, quick action is vital. Life Care Planning Law Firms play a unique role in guiding families through the process.

If you’re caring for elderly loved ones, you’re probably quite familiar with the element of surprise. Emergency room visits. Falls. Diagnoses. Accidents. It’s impossible to know what’s around the next corner.

Highly-publicized battles fought over the estates of famous people offer valuable lessons for people in every tax bracket. Working with a Life Care Planning Law Firm can help you avoid similar mistakes.

John Burns, founder of John Burns Estate and Elder Care Law, PLLC, a Life Care Planning Law Firm with offices in Decatur, Alabama and Franklin, Tennessee, helps us understand five of the most common estate planning mistakes made by the rich and famous.