The word “love” carries a lot of weight. When you profess it, you’re also supposed to show it. You’re supposed to show it, even if it isn’t always easy. Sometimes you even have to prove it. That’s when tough love and unconditional love come into the picture. This Valentine’s Day, ask yourself if you can be tough when it comes to making the right decision for a loved one’s long-term care.

You may own land that you don’t even know exists. Over time, many heirs discover ownership when a relative dies and their death presents problems that no one wants to solve.

For example, these problems result from the passage of decades when a parent, grandparent and great-grandparent simply “passed” down the family’s home or real property to their children, grandchildren and their descendants…so forth and so on.

You know it, your family knows it, your poor gold fish knows it…you know because he’s about starved by the time you get around to feeding him. Let’s be real. Everyone knows it. You’re a procrastinator and it has never been a secret.