by mcl | Jul 3, 2013 | Columns, Legal Advice, Practical Living
By WILLIAM B. HOWELL The Will is only effective to distribute your assets after you have passed away and after the probate process has been completed in Chancery Court. If you should become incapacitated during your lifetime as a result of a stroke or dementia, then...
by mcl | May 6, 2013 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By MARLA BAKER So, are you part of the sandwich generation? The sandwich generation is a term coined in 1981 by Dorothy Miller. She was referring to a generation of caregivers who were caught in the middle, giving care and financial support to their aging parents,...
by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Money Matters, Practical Living
By JULIA OTT Hopefully most of us take these words to heart and truly seize each day. My family just returned from a wonderful ski trip with friends where fun was had by all. With teenagers and youngsters on the slopes, parents were naturally concerned for their...
by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Legal Advice, Practical Living
By WILLIAM B. HOWELL The largest single asset many of us have is our retirement fund, whether it is an IRA, 401k, 403b, TSP, or other. The rules on what can happen when the owner passes are changing for the better. If your surviving spouse is the beneficiary, the fund...
by mcl | Apr 9, 2013 | Columns, Education Connection, Practical Living
By NANCY NEW A young lady who has suffered unspeakable and unimaginable sexual abuse for years by a trusted family friend, a confused little boy who will forever bare the scar on his face from a burn inflicted on his young body by an angry boyfriend of his mother,...
by mcl | Feb 4, 2013 | Columns, Legal Advice, Practical Living
We all have our image of ourselves in relation to our parents. It is probably one of obedience and respect. We were taught not to talk back and not to ask unnecessary questions, but to obey. That was acceptable when we were, in fact, much younger, but now that we have...
