Estate Planning: An At-a-Glance Overview
Estate planning, or legacy planning, entails preparing your affairs for the future, including death and other life events. While older adults might give more thought to estate planning, it is…
Upcoming Events and Presentations
MPB Radio Podcasts with Rick Courtney Rick Courtney has been a regular guest on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting radio show “In Legal Terms” where he has discussed and answered listener…
March 6 is National “Slam the Scam Day.”
The Social Security Administration is warning us against scams – and wants you to Report Social Security scams to OIG.SSA.GOV. Report other scams to reportfraud.ftc.gov. Read and share our Scam Awareness Toolkit and Scam…
Upcoming Events and Presentations
MPB Radio Podcasts with Rick Courtney Rick Courtney has been a regular guest on the Mississippi Public Broadcasting radio show “In Legal Terms” where he has discussed and answered listener…
Julie Beckett, Who Helped Disabled Children Live at Home, Dies at 72
We have informed hundreds of parents of children with disabilities about the Disabled Child Living at Home Medicaid waiver in Mississippi. This waiver provides Medicaid-paid medical care and therapies for…
Upcoming Events and Presentations
Below are some upcoming presentations by Richard Courtney on various elder law and special needs planning topics, followed by important information about some great events to be put on by…
Family Allowed to Maintain Action for Pain and Suffering Where Decedent’s Advance Directives Were Ignored. (N.Y. App.)
Gerald Greenberg had done all of his planning. He had a health care proxy and a living will. His family knew his wishes and the living will clearly stated that…
The Burden of Medical Debt in the US
In March 2022 the Kaiser Family Foundation released a report on medical debt in the US. Part of their findings: We find that 23 million people (nearly 1 in 10…
Lawmakers Send Letter Asking CMS to Address Overpayments in Medicare Advantage Program
On April 20, 2022 a number of United States Senators and Representatives sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure highlighting concerns about overpayments to…
Divorce and Children with Special Needs
Of the many life challenges and circumstances that can potentially disrupt the life of a child with special needs, divorce is undoubtedly one of the most difficult situations to contend…