We'd like to share the following article in an attempt to impress upon you the crucial need for advance planning with a certified elder law attorney. Now, more than ever, planning is a necessity.

December 30, 2006 - The New ...   more »

The following is a listing of the 2007 Medicaid regional rates which must be used to determine a transfer of assets penalty period when applying for Medicaid. You must refer to the rate for the region in which the facility ...   more »

FDIC Insurance
To help depositors avoid repeating the mistakes of others, FDIC Consumer News has compiled this “Top 10" list of misconceptions that some people have about FDIC Insurance. This list is based on discussions with FDIC deposit insurance specialists, ...   more »

So, the event you’ve worried about much of your adult life has finally happened: You need to take over Mom’s or Dad’s financial affairs.

In addition to the stress and sadness over what’s happened, you immediately have to deal with ...   more »

Medicare recipients with changes in their drug needs, who want to explore less costly drug plans, or for other reasons desire to change their last year’s plan, now have the chance to choose a new drug plan that better fits ...   more »

From time to time we are lucky enough to come in contact with a very special organization filled with very special people and a very worthwhile cause. The attached message is from such an organization and we're proud to share ...   more »

The Pension Protection Act of 2006 was signed into law by President Bush on August 17, 2006. It is the most significant pension legislation since the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Among other things, the new law ...   more »

What is Special Needs Law?
Special Needs Law is the practice of law dedicated to helping persons with disabilities (“special needs”) and their families by navigating their government benefits and estate planning options.

What is a “special needs” trust?
“Special ...   more »

The problem: My father is 86, my mother, 84. My father doesn't think he needs a will because my mother will inherit everything when he dies. We're concerned that he does need a will to ensure that everything goes smoothly ...   more »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate opened the way Tuesday to let Americans import prescription drugs into the United States from Canada, seeking to ease a regulatory ban on cheaper medicine crossing the border.
The proposal, which was approved 68-32, would ...   more »

WALTER Skotchdopole worked for 20 years as a police officer and 20 years in the film industry before succumbing to the relentless decline of Alzheimer's disease. In his prime, he joked with everyone he met. By his early 70s, he ...   more »

Republican lawmakers, who so far have been unable to win Senate approval of either full estate tax repeal or a significant reduction in the tax that wealthy heirs pay, are now considering another tactic: slipping estate tax "reform" into a ...   more »

Senate Republicans are preparing to revive the debate over permanent repeal of the estate tax on June 6, but the real action will be on the Democratic side.

Republicans concede they lack the votes for full repeal, but they are ...   more »

A Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured has issued a report, Asset Transfer and Nursing Home Use: Empirical Evidence and Policy Significance, which concludes that, “Eliminating asset transfers for Medicaid nursing home coverage will not substantially alter the private ...   more »

Usually one family member is the primary caregiver. Women make up 75% and are either a spouse or an adult daughter. Nearly two-thirds of caregivers are working full or part-time.

Spouses, on average, provide 40-60 hours of care per week ...   more »