by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Nov 7, 2024 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
Every day we make hundreds of decisions for ourselves—from what to eat for breakfast to where to vacation. However, what happens if your client cannot make decisions for themselves? Who would they want making day-to-day decisions on their behalf and serving as their...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Oct 1, 2024 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Wills & Trusts
People often set up bank accounts or real estate so that they own them jointly with a spouse or other family member. The appeal of joint ownership, specifically with survivorship rights, is that when one owner dies, the other owner(s) will automatically inherit the...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Jul 30, 2024 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, Living Trusts, News, Wills & Trusts
The Sandwich Generation are those who are caring for both their children and their aging parents. You may be a parent that is acting as a caregiver for one or more of your parents who are no longer able to look after themselves, or you may have become more involved in...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | May 28, 2024 | Blog, Common Questions, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, Living Trusts, News, Power of Attorney, Wellness, Wills & Trusts
Comprehensive estate planning involves more than just planning for your legacy after your death, avoiding probate, and reducing taxes. Good estate planning also appoints people to make legal, financial, and medical decisions for you if you are alive but unable to make...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Dec 15, 2022 | Blog, Common Questions, Education, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Palos Park Property Sisters, Real Estate, Travel, Wills & Trusts
Planning For World Travelers Although all travel requires planning and can involve risk and complications, international travel requires taking extra steps and addressing additional considerations. You will want to take steps to secure your home while you are away, it...
by Eileen Kerlin Walsh | Nov 22, 2022 | Blog, End-of-Life wishes, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Kerlin Walsh Law, News, Power of Attorney, Wellness, Wills & Trusts
We love it when we have relationships with our clients that last for decades. There are times, however, when life changes spark an understanding of the importance of certain things including Estate Planning. Either way, it frequently happens that we arrive at a time...
