What You Need To Know About Estate Plans
No one wants to think about death, especially their own or the death of a loved one. Unfortunately, it is necessary to think about death when you're making an estate plan. An estate plan lays out all of your after-death wishes clearly so your family doesn't have to deal with messy legal situations during their time of mourning. Unfortunately, many people avoid creating an estate plan because they don't really own many assets.
Why Is This VA Claim So Slow?
Working with the Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) for a disability claim is a true practice of patience. In addition to a claim system that requires specific forms of evidence meeting certain standards that you may not understand until a denial happens, the wait times can be long enough to change your life as you wait for compensation. If it's been months or even years without receiving a decision, or if you've been denied for reasons that don't make much sense, here's a few traits of the VA disability system to clear up misconceptions and make your appeal faster or to remind the VA that your claim is in dire need of servicing.
What You Need To Know About Using Verbal Agreements
It's a common misconception that verbal agreements are not enforceable and/or can't be proven in court. While it's true your case would be stronger if you had a written contract to back up your claim, verbal contracts are just as valid. However, verbal contracts differ from written ones in a few key areas that you need to know about if you want to have a legal leg to stand on should you need to take someone to court.
When Your Emotional Disability Is The Result Of Recent Trauma: Why It's Hard To Get Disability (And Why You Need To File Anyhow)
A traumatic event or serious personal loss, like the death of a close relative, can send a lot of people spiraling into a depression. Some people even develop anxiety, panic attacks, or symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) that becomes disabling as a result. However, even if you develop any of these problems as a reaction to a recent traumatic event, you may have some difficulty convincing Social Security to grant you disability benefits.
How Your Loved Ones Can Meddle In Your Divorce
If you are going through a divorce, expect some meddling from the people close to you. The meddling can come in different ways, such as these three: Choosing Sides Sometimes friends take sides and start making disparaging remarks about the other spouse. For example, a "friend" can tell you how they knew all along that your spouse wasn't right for you, but they didn't just want to speak up. Such kinds of things may get back to your spouse and raise their anger.
