Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Three Generations, One House

Months ago, we thought we would write a ‘couple’ of columns about our own family’s winding road to living multi-generationally.  As those who have been reading this column since spring know, it’s been many more than two columns.  It was an even longer and more winding road than we had remembered.

We hope that seeing the twists and turns of our situation helps illustrate what we first set out to show in these columns - why planning helps.  Deciding on multi-generational living has both practical and legal issues that need careful consideration. 

At best, living multi-generationally can save money, open up better options, enrich family relationships, improve understanding between generations, be more fun, and generally be “win/win” for everyone. 

But living multi-generationally can also break frayed relationships, increase generational friction, be depressing, cause resentment, and allow abusive relationships to grow, or generally be "lose/lose" for everyone involved. 

We are delighted that our multi-generational living arrangement has resulted in more and better benefits than our expectations, even if we did change our plans far more times than expected. 

We’d be pleased if our experience would allow us to help you explore multigenerational living or other kinds of cooperation across the generations for your own family.  To consider multi-generational planning opportunities, call our office at (815) 436-1996 to set an appointment.  ©2012 Gruber Law Office, Ltd.


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