Nancy Roberson Participates In News Special On WHIO Reports
Channel 7 news broadcaster Jim Otte recently interviewed Nancy Roberson on the news special WHIO Reports about wills, powers of attorney, and other estate planning issues. The program contains 30 minutes of valuable advice about estate planning and discusses the...
Will Your Financial Institution Accept Your Legal Documents?
Banks, brokerage firms, and investment companies are cracking down on the policies pertaining to a person's use of a General Durable Power of Attorney (GDPOA) to conduct account changes or transactions on behalf of the account holder. Changing beneficiary...
Roberson Law Paralegal Wins Award for 2016 Paralegal of the Year
Jennifer Burkitt, Paralegal, of Roberson Law received the award for 2016 Paralegal of the Year! The ceremony was hosted by Sinclair College where the Dayton legal community celebrated Paralegal Day and honored Jennifer with the award. Jennifer has worked at Roberson...
Elder Law Update: What You Should Know About Adult Protective Services
We get a good amount of calls in our office about elder abuse or elder neglect. Many times the call comes from a professional who calls about a client of his or hers who appears to be in distress and has no family or friends to assist. When we get these calls, we...
Tax Time Is Here: Is Your Accountant A Help Or A Hindrance?
Our office works with a lot of accountants. Accountants are often on the front line of the planning issues that we handle for clients. Nine times out of ten the accountants are a tremendous help to our clients, especially to those who are business owners. However,...
Don’t Get Caught With An Outdated POA
As many of our clients already know, a comprehensive general durable power of attorney is an effective estate planning tool to authorize another person to act on one’s behalf in the event of disability or incapacity. In an effort to improve the usefulness of a power...
Get Your Home Out Of Your Trust!
As critical as funding your trust is, you may need to transfer your home out of your trust as a result of Estate of Atkinson v. Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Servs., 144 Ohio St.3d 70, 2015-Ohio-3397, an Ohio Supreme Court case decided August 26, 2015. This case held...
Aid For Children With Disabilities Of Military Families Passed By Congress
The information in this article is news that was reported last year, but we believe that it bears repeating due to the impact that the legislation has on the hundreds of thousands of people in the military who have children with disabilities. With this legislation...
Ten Reasons Families Fight About Senior Care
We see a lot of dissension in our office among family members who have differing opinions about the type of long term care that mom or dad should receive and how the parent's money should be spent to pay for the care. Not to "beat a dead horse," but many of the issues...
Nancy Roberson Receives Prestigious Rating
Roberson Law President Nancy Roberson has received a BV Distinguished rating from Martindale-Hubbell for receiving very high ratings from her peers and clients for both Nancy's legal ability and ethical standards. This is a prestigious rating by a well respected...