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I have seen with my mother-in-law, how difficult it can be when a child is caring for a parent. As I have mentioned previously, it can be even more complex when more than one sibling is involved, especially if the children live in different states, or are hundreds of miles (or more) apart. If my wife is meeting with her mother's lawyer, the ideal situation might be for her brother to be at that meeting, but that is not very realistic. Now, with video conference, it might be easier than you think. It appears as though it is worth checking out.
One of the nice things about this program is, only one individual needs to be running the program, so if I have the video conference technology set up on my computer, other people that I allow or invite can be at the conference or webinar. If there is a document the lawyer needs everyone to see, the lawyer simply open it on his or her computer and all parties can see it. By checking out the site, it does become difficult to find out exactly how much this costs, as there are different versions, ranging from personal use to the private branded version. The private branded version can cost around $15,000 but for individual use, with five people at a time allowed to be on the call (who those five people are can vary from one conference to the next), can be purchased for under $30 a month (and if I understood this correctly, you do not need to sign a contract for a certain number of months, so you can run it for a certain number of months and stop it at any time).
Video conference does provide a free trail for the personal version. I have not downloaded this myself, so I cannot tell you how long it last and what limitations it includes). It also has a live demonstration option, and this I did take advantage of. A little box with the picture of the person I was talking to appeared on my screen. I was able to hear him through the speakers on my computer and he could hear me through the computer's microphone. He opened up different documents on his computer that I could see and he answered my questions. Purchasing the program includes an hour to an hour-and-a-half training. He did end the conversation asking when he could follow-up with me and I did need to enter my name, phone number and e-mail address before I could take advantage of the live demo (so if you want to remain anonymous or not get calls asking you to purchase the product, you might not want to run this). Still, for those who have various needs, including parenting our parents, it may just be very helpful in dealing with certain situations.
If you have any knowledge or experience with this, let me know what you think.
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