Estate Planning Asset Protection Strategies in WV
You have worked hard most of your life to build your legacy. Your legacy includes your property and finances that you will have the honor to pass on to your future generations. It is a legacy which will help provide a better life for your children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and so on. You want to protect this legacy from creditors looking to get a piece of your pie after you die. There are a few estate planning asset protection strategies in WV to examine with your estate planning attorney to ensure that your legacy is protected.
Validity of a Will after Divorce: How a Divorce Affects Your Will in WV
Divorce can involve complex legal issues, but at a minimum it involves the identification and protection of each party’s rights and property following the termination of the marriage. But what happens when a spouse executes a will during the marriage and the parties later divorce? Former spouses may wonder about the validity of a will after divorce under West Virginia law. Where do they turn for answers?
Temporary Total Disability and WV Workers’ Compensation Overpayment
West Virginia workers’ compensation news continues in June 2018. An announcement by the West Virginia Offices of the Insurance Commissioner and an opinion handed down by the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals have employers paying attention. First, the Insurance Commission has released the Workers’ Compensation Benefit Rates for the 2019 fiscal year. And second, the appellate court handed down its opinion in Reed v. Exel Logistics, Inc., creating questions about how to recover a WV workers’ compensation overpayment.
Identifying and Reporting Elder Abuse in WV
When our elderly loved ones become unable to care for themselves, we often rely on caretakers, assisted living facilities, and nursing homes to help. We put our trust in people to provide care to our vulnerable family members. Unfortunately, elder abuse in WV often goes unreported because signs are missed or people are not sure whether something “counts” as abuse or neglect.
May a Child Inherit From a Parent in WV after Parental Rights Are Terminated?
In West Virginia (WV) as in many states, ownership of a decedent’s property often passes according to the terms in the decedent’s will. When the decedent did not leave a valid will, his or her property passes according to the law of intestate succession. In such cases, the property passes to the decedent’s child if there is no surviving spouse. But what happens if the decedent’s parental rights had been terminated? Can a child inherit from a parent in WV after the termination of parental rights? The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals recently answered that question in the negative.