Welcoming a child into a family is one of the most exciting and wonderful events in life. It doesn't matter if the child came to the family biologically or through adoption -- the love is present in either circumstance. Many children in Louisiana are looking for their...
Month: February 2018
Nursing home care in Louisiana: Read contracts before signing
Reading the fine print in contracts is something many people don't do. But when it comes to a living situation for an elderly family member in Louisiana, both the potential resident (if he or she is able) and a family member would be wise to read every bit of a...
Making the transition from fostering a child to adoption
There are thousands of children in the United States in foster care. Some of those children in Louisiana are placed with families who fall in love with them and the question of adoption comes up. Luckily for the family, most adoptions stemming from foster care are...
3 red flags a relative is stealing from your elderly parents
As your parents get older, you may have concerns about new people that come into their lives. You have seen plenty of news stories about live-in caregivers that have made off with family fortunes, or accountants that have taken complete control of an elder's assets...
Tables turn on domestic violence accuser who’s now facing charges
The woman who accused an NFL referee of violence is now facing similar charges of her own. The woman filed a temporary restraining order against NFL line ref Carl Johnson with whom she lived from 2016 to 2017, which led to a domestic violence investigation in...