Episode 3: Get Your Affairs In Order!

Andrew asks Karin to share how she was tasked with handling Joanna’s financial affairs as she started to decline. Estate attorney Russell Wise of Wise & Wise, PLC in Southfield, Michigan joins the siblings to offer legal advice that will be invaluable for anyone who is caring for an aging loved one. Chapters (00:00:03) - How to Care for a Senior With dementia(00:01:20) - Alzheimer's Caregiving: The Complicated Issues(00:04:27) - How To Handle A Parent With Alzheimer's(00:13:12) - When You Need to Activate Your Mom's Power of Attorney(00:16:12) - Meet the Founder and Senior Member of Wise & Wise plc(00:17:02) - Should an Aging Loved One Have an Estate Plan?(00:21:58) - Esteal Plan(00:23:26) - Do I Need a Springing Power of Attorney?(00:27:40) - Power of Attorney(00:35:12) - When You Get Disabled, Do You Need a Personal Conservator?(00:37:53) - Should I Have a Guardianship or Conservatorship Plan?(00:43:44) - Estate Plans and How to Get Them Done(00:47:25) - The Value of Estate Planning for Alzheimer's Families