One essential part of every personal estate plan is the Advance Health-care Directive (AHCD). This document allows you to name the persons who would have authority to make medical or…
A Common Family Crisis. Consider the following situation: Your mom has recently begun to suffer the effects of dementia, stroke or other incapacitating illness. You have a spouse and full-time…
March 31 was a sad but important anniversary. Nine years ago on that date, Terri Schiavo died. But not before her husband and parents battled for over 15 years in…
April 16 was National Health Care Decisions Day, and we posted an article in our last newsletter emphasizing the importance of having a current Advance Health Care Directive. This document…
Do you remember getting your annual benefits statement from Social Security around the time of your birthday each year? These Personal Earnings and Benefits Estimate Statements (PEBES) included: an estimate…
Trust protectors -- long popular in offshore trusts set up by high rollers – have gained popularity in trusts established here in the U.S. by less affluent folks. A “trust…
The process of finding and choosing an elder law attorney begins by identifying that you need an elder law attorney. So the question is: Why would you ever need an…
On January 24, 2013, the U. S. District Court for the District of Vermont approved a settlement agreement in the case of Jimmo v. Sebelius, in which the plaintiffs alleged that…
