Author Archives: Jay Butchko
HVAC Disputes and Commercial Leases
Most people cannot afford to buy the apartments, houses, and commercial units where they live and work, but renting is not a perfect situation. Everything is fine when all of the appliances and utilities in the rented space are functioning well, but when something malfunctions, the disagreements begin. Tenants do not always have the… Read More »
Life in an Alzheimer’s Disease Hot Zone
Retiring to Florida is not for everyone. No matter the season, it is obvious that Maryland is home. The beach isn’t far away, but neither is the Kennedy Center. A hurricane or tropical storm comes our way approximately once per decade, whereas in Florida, people are boarding up their windows and evacuating from multiple… Read More »
Administering an Insolvent Estate During Probate
Estate planning lawyers often advise clients not to outlive their savings, but short of assembling a daredevil bucket list and going through it in ascending order of danger, it is often difficult to predict the relative longevity of your body and your cash flow. Unexpected illnesses and injuries can happen to anyone, but financial… Read More »
Business Disputes Are Twice as Ugly When It’s a Family Business
Business ventures necessarily involve risk. By engaging in business activities, you are accepting that things may not go according to plan, and you and your business partners will have to quickly make decisions that will result in the least amount of financial losses. It works best if you and your business partners can detach… Read More »
How Much Care Do You Get in a Maryland Nursing Home?
Building your estate plan means acknowledging the possibility that you may one day require residential care in a nursing home. Nursing homes are designed to provide care for people who require help with two or more of the activities of daily living, namely eating, mobility, dressing, bathing, using the toilet, and personal care such… Read More »
Probate for Small Estates
The best thing about probate is that you will be dead when it happens, so you will not be the one who has to deal with the stress. Being the personal representative of an estate in probate court is months of tedious paperwork, under the watchful eye of creditors, grief-stricken relatives, and employees of… Read More »
Can Artificial Intelligence Help Your Small Business Operate More Efficiently
Despite the stereotype that entrepreneurs only care about money, most business owners will tell you that the most rewarding part of operating a small business is the human interactions, the opportunities to connect on a human level with such a wide variety of people. No matter what kind of products or services your company… Read More »
Is a Second Act Career Right for You?
Most jobs do not have a mandatory retirement age, which means that, if you are lucky enough to have enough job stability that you do not lie awake at night and worry about whether your job will still be around next year, you spend your nights doing mental calculations to figure out how your… Read More »
It Isn’t the End of the World If Your Surviving Family Members Have to Declutter Your House
Decluttering is a lot of work, even if you are in the mood for it and are keen to receive the reward for doing it, such as a house that looks tidy or having less stuff to pack when you move. It is very hard to motivate yourself to declutter simply because you have… Read More »
No, Medicaid Is Not the Only Way You Can Afford Long-Term Care
It is scary to think about old age and death, but it is even scarier to think about the financial future that most American consumers, including many with salaried jobs, can face. You might despair of ever saving enough money for retirement to sustain you through 20 or 30 years of retired life, especially… Read More »
