Mary Ebb Law, PLLC

07/10/2024

It's summer! A great time to take that first step toward creating a personal plan to ensure all your loved ones will be taken care of! Call Mary Ebb Law for an appointment today!

Mary Ebb Law provides compassionate guidance in estate planning, probate and guardianship matters.

05/07/2024

From "The Fourth Sign of the Zodiac"

I know, you never intended to be in this world.
But you’re in it all the same.
So why not get started immediately.
I mean, belonging to it.
There is so much to admire, to weep over.
And to write music or poems about.
Bless the feet that take you to and fro.
Bless the eyes and the listening ears.
Bless the tongue, the marvel of taste.
Bless touching.
You could live a hundred years, it’s happened.
Or not.
I am speaking from the fortunate platform
of many years,
none of which, I think, I ever wasted.
Do you need a prod?
Do you need a little darkness to get you going?
Let me be as urgent as a knife, then,
and remind you of Keats,
so single of purpose and thinking, for a while,
he had a lifetime.

~Mary Oliver

12/11/2023

Mary received the following note from a client. This is what makes this work worth doing:

"Eighteen months ago I walked into your office desperate for answers on how to handle my mother's finances. She had just been placed in a nursing home. You must have sensed my desperation and stopped what you were doing and took the time to talk to me. You explained all your advice so I could understand it. I followed it to the Letter.... Her journey came to an end last week. I will be forever grateful to you for your help.... Thank you."

10/11/2023

09/27/2023

In order to protect your legacy and your heirs from excessive taxation, you should apply tax avoidance principles to wealth transfer. Still, it requires careful planning and oversight to ensure techniques don’t cross the line to tax evasion.
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09/20/2023

When a dispute arises during the probate process, the legal process of administering the estate of a deceased person, it is called probate litigation. When someone passes away, their assets and debts must be settled and distributed according to their valid will or the applicable state laws of intestacy (dying without a will).
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09/13/2023

As of May 11, 2023, the Covid Public Health Emergency (PHE) has been officially ended. The conclusion of the PHE also ended a requirement of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) that kept people continuously enrolled in Medicaid programs through the end of the PHE.
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09/06/2023

An estate plan involves distributing property and money after a loved one dies. Though many people are familiar with wills as a means of distributing assets, trusts can be even more effective.
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08/30/2023

It is estimated that three out of four Americans over the age of 50 plan on aging in place according to AARP. These seniors are willing to employ alternative solutions to make it happen.
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08/29/2023

Only 29% of Americans have prepared a health care directive outlining what kind of care they want and who they want to help them make decisions about health care and treatments. Without a health care directive, if you are unable to make healthcare decisions, your family may need to go to Court to obtain Guardianship for you. Please don't leave your family powerless to make decisions for you if you are unable to do so.

Call Mary Ebb Law at 651.340.0629 to schedule a consultation regarding end of life wishes. It's so much better to do it when you're feeling well.

Discussions about plans for aging should not wait until people are elderly but should begin early, gerontologists and social workers say.

08/23/2023

In the event that you become incapacitated in some manner, you should plan ahead and appoint a trusted agent to take care of your affairs on your behalf. These legal documents can grant broad authority to one or more power of attorney agents to transact business or make medical decisions based on your behalf.
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