The Estate Lady Blog – Julie Hall, The Estate Lady

Scams and Schemes

Even though approximately 50 percent of elderly Americans are victims of financial exploitation, only 10 to 15 percent of the abuses are reported.

Be “aware” of how you want people to remember you when you are no longer here to tell them yourself!

Too many older adults are seized with a rather dramatic disease diagnosed as procrastination with a touch of denial.

In a word, we have so much we don’t need! Who could we bless now?

You may be wondering how I got into this line of work. It happened innocently enough and turned into a real eye-opener!

You name it and I’ve seen it! Not much seems to surprise me in the realm of estate settlement.

What’s the best defense against family quarrels or exploitation in distributing personal property?

I see the most remarkable human behavior, and often the worst behavior, in my line of work!