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Probate litigation and the various issues relating to estate and trust planning, as well as guardianships, can be extremely complex, and without a firm legal background, those involved in these matters run the risk of being forced to make important decisions without being fully informed of their rights and options. As such, the legal team at Peck Ritchey, LLC, has compiled the following collection of informative articles dealing with various aspects of probate law and similar legal topics.
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- Alzheimer’s Disease
- Amending a Will
- An Introduction and Brief Overview of Legal Guardianship
- Benefits of a Special Needs Trust
- Causes of Trust Litigation
- Common Family Business Legal Mistakes
- Common Reasons for Pursuing Probate Litigation
- Complications of Dementia
- Dealing with Caregiver Theft
- Dementia and Elder Abuse
- Estate Accounting Explained
- Examples of Elder Financial Abuse
- Fighting Financial Exploitation
- Getting Help Contesting a Will
- Getting Help with Elder Law
- Guardian Ad Litem Administration
- Initiating the Probate Process: Filing a Petition for Probate
- Issues with Trust Construction and Interpretation
- Litigation Involving Guardianship
- New study finds financial declines as an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s
- Planning a Special Needs Trust
- Planning an Estate after a Dementia Diagnosis
- Planning for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s
- Planning for Special Needs Family Members
- Preventing Elder Abuse
- Preventing Inheritance Disputes
- Protecting Your Finances – How Powers of Attorney Can Help
- Psychological Abuse
- Pursuing Guardianship Litigation in Chicago
- Questioning Estate Administration
- Questions You Should Ask A Potential Attorney
- Removal of Executors, Guardians, Trustees and Agents Under Power of Attorney
- Revocable Trusts
- Signs of Elder Neglect
- Small Business Planning Legal Help
- Talking to your family about end of life decisions
- Ten Early Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
- The Benefits of Asset Protection
- The Benefits of Estate Planning
- The Importance of Elder Law
- Trust Administration Requirements
- Understaffing in Nursing Homes
- Understanding Illinois POLST Forms
- Understanding Undue Influence
- Warning Signs of Alzheimer’s Disease
- What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
- What is Conservatorship Abuse?
- Why Lawyers Want Their Clients to Sign Durable Powers of Attorney Documents
- Why You Need Representation for Estate Issues
- Will Construction, Interpretation, or Reformation
- Will Contest Cases and Alzheimer’s Disease