Recent Blog Posts
Livable Communities for Elders and Others In Maryland
AARP’s Where We Live: Communities for All Ages is a free publication created by the Maryland Health Commissioner, community leaders, and non-profits, and highlights the issues and goals that certain communities are working towards to make neighborhoods, towns, and cities better places to live. Several Maryland communities made the list this year because of… Read More »
What You Need to Know About Opioid Addiction and Child Removal in Maryland
Over the past several years, the opioid epidemic has raged all across the country. Few places have been hit harder than communities in Maryland. According to the most recent data from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Maryland is among the top five states for opioid-related overdose deaths. This substance abuse problem affects people… Read More »
Injured By a Foreign Object in Your Food?
The last thing that a restaurant patron thinks about in the seconds before taking a bite of a burger is of a shard of glass or rock embedded in the meat. Yet, millions of people each year chomp down on food only to be injured by a foreign object mistakenly mixed in with their… Read More »
Solve Inheritance Issues Before Your Death
Long-standing childhood feuds tend to resurface when a parent or other relative passes away and the adult children have to accept who gets what regarding inheritance. Inheritance can be a touchy subject even for families that have always gotten along in the past. The stress and grief of a loved one dying can cause… Read More »
Workers’ Compensation Death Benefits
Tragically, a 27-year-old construction worker recently died on the job at the worksite of a preparatory school in Potomac, Maryland, as reported by The Washington Post. The incident occurred when the victim and his colleagues were moving a portable building, and when something went wrong, the building struck the 27-year-old worker. He died at… Read More »
Protecting Against Elder Financial Abuse
Many people have a low-lying fear or suspicion of others. After all, the sinister characters in movies, TV shows, and books are generally strangers to their victims. However, the majority of violent crimes are committed by the victim’s family member. The same is true for elder financial abuse. According to Forbes, 90 percent of… Read More »
The Difference Between Custody and Guardianship
The Maryland Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act defines several types of guardianship for both adults and minors. While guardianship and custody are similar, and even mistakenly used interchangeably when discussing child custody and visitation, there is a big difference between the two. The differences are subtle, yet profound. Custodial Powers There are… Read More »
Covering the Cost of a Funeral
The average traditional funeral costs $8,500, according to AARP. While the simplest solution may be to just set aside the necessary funds in your will, chances are that your loved ones will not receive that money until many months after you are gone, leaving them with a large bill to foot in the meantime…. Read More »
Planes Forced to Land – Lithium-Ion Battery Explosions Mounting
You may have read the headlines about lithium-ion batteries exploding and catching fire on commercial flights. Samsung’s Galaxy Note7 smartphone, which was recalled because it would suddenly burst into flames, was the most widely reported on story regarding these defective lithium-ion batteries. However, potentially dangerous lithium-ion batteries are still used in a variety of… Read More »
Senior Safe Act Helps Prevent Elder Abuse
Financial elder abuse has been a growing problem in the last decade. A recent study published in the U.S. National Library of Medicine found that one in 18 “cognitively intact” elderly people were the victims of financial abuse in the last year alone. Elderly people with a cognitive impairment are even more likely to… Read More »
