With the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place orders, behavior that might normally raise red flags for elder abuse could easily be overlooked as normal safety precautions.  Social isolation and distancing an elder from loved ones is a common tactic for individuals perpetrating elder abuse.  If you asked yourself these questions today, the answer to all would

Every day, headlines throughout the United States paint a grim picture of seniors who have been abused, neglected, and exploited, often by the people they trust the most. Abusers may be spouses, family members, personal acquaintances, professionals in positions of trust, or opportunistic strangers who prey on the vulnerable.  Elder abuse can mean physical and

SECURE Act and the Death of the Stretch-IRA As you may have heard, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Bill of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”) was signed into law on December 20, 2019.  We want to alert you to the implications of this new law, which substantially impacts inherited IRAs. The SECURE Act

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