Biological children may not have a cast-iron right to inherit from their natural parent’s estate. However, they are ahead of the game, provided their parent did not leave a will excluding them. Today, we explore the inheritance rights of non-biological children, and … [Read more...]
The Potential Effects of Hoarding Disorder on Families
A report in the Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Volume 21, Issue 6 brought the impact on families into sharp relief. The research team spent a year collecting data before they revealed three underlying themes of deteriorating quality of life, shattered … [Read more...]
Diagnosing, Assessing and Treating Hoarding Disorder
Ask the average doctor and they will tell you chances are slim a patient will arrive and say ‘hey doc I think I have hoarding disorder’. That because hoarding is not a problem for people who hoard. Therefore treating hoarding disorder often begins with someone … [Read more...]
Protecting the Legal Rights of Children in Wills
Any human being below age 18 falls within the ambit of the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child. We summarize the main points by way of introduction, although there is no practical way of protecting these legal rights of children outside of national legislation. … [Read more...]
