Rory brings to his practice more than 30 years of elder law, estate planning, asset protection, and special needs planning experience. He not only understands the complex legal issues involved as a professional but also the intense emotional issues as a caregiver. His father, a World War II veteran, suffered from Alzheimer’s disease for 11 years and eventually had to reside in a memory care facility. His mother battled Parkinson’s disease for 14 years.

 

The movie I Care A Lot is about a crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards and meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.

 

“The woman who is the object of this exploitation had simply prepared a financial power of attorney on her own, she could have done it online and named her daughter or a friend, that would have precluded the crooked guardian from stepping in and taking away her rights,” Rory explains.

 

“We like to think we have a lot more time to address this than we actually do,” Bobbi says. “One of the things that I try to teach people is that the time is now, regardless of how old you are, to prepare a power of attorney and share it with your family.”

 

“When you make a decision to put off this kind of basic planning, you're making a decision. A decision not to act is a decision. And the question isn't, ‘Is your oldest daughter the perfect agent for you?’ Under all considerations, under all circumstances? The real question is, is she a better choice than no one?” Rory says.

 

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