Jul 7, 2011 – MEDIATION SHOULD be mandatory in cases of disputed wills where there are concerns about the vulnerability of the person who made the will, according to the president of the Law Society. John Costello, speaking at the the inauguration of Solicitors for the Elderly Ireland, said the present system for challenging wills on the grounds of testamentary capacity was cumbersome and costly, and mediation was preferable. …[Read More…..]
Difficult decisions pushing families toward elder care mediation
As people age, financial planning can take on new levels of complexity. On top of the usual questions about managing assets, families may have to decide who will control the purse strings, and when.Will the house be sold and who makes that decision? Will it have to be fixed up first? Where will those funds come from? Can the home be rented out? Who will manage it? What if the siblings disagree? Those questions are giving rise to the practice of elder care mediation.[Read More…..]
