Tag: Elder Law
Reasons for decline remain uncertain. Offsetting projections of an increase, researchers have found that the rate of dementia among the U.S. population has declined by 12% in the last 24 years, according to The New York Times in “U.S. Dementia Rates Are Dropping Even as Population Ages.” While this is good news, the reasons for […]
The financial cost of elder abuse has risen 20% over two years. A recent study conducted on elder abuse reveals some alarming figures, according to a report in the Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog “Elder Financial Abuse Is Costing Americans.” The numbers are alarming: 37% of elderly caregivers report that the person under their […]
Getting remarried late in life can create inheritance problems without a careful look at your estate plan. Remarriage late in life without proper estate planning can quickly cause problems with families and estates, according to New Hampshire Magazine in “Navigating Late-Life Remarriage.” Elder advocates generally consider it a positive event when people find love and […]
Trend uses obits to give insight to the personality of loved one. The Daily Mail reported about a trucker who had had enough when it came to politics in America and the most recent debates in “He said he’d rather die than watch the debates… and he kept his word! Hilarious obituary of Pennsylvania trucker […]
Not everyone agrees with the right-to-die movement. Stephanie Parker, a young mother with terminal cancer who has been denied coverage for treatment, wishes to be the face of the right-to-live movement, as FOX News reports in “Terminally ill mom denied treatment coverage — but gets suicide drug approved.” Parker wishes for her children to learn […]
People in advanced countries may be approaching the top line of lifespan because of biological factors. The lifespan of humans has increased through the years because of medical advancements but we may now be reaching our biological limitations, according to an article in the Guardian “Human lifespan has hit its natural limit, research suggests.” While […]
Elder law experts urge seniors to plan carefully when considering matrimony. Senior citizens are just as likely as young people to get married without thinking everything through and that can create consequences, according to the Hartford Courant article “Fit To Be Tied? Think Twice About Marriage In Your Golden Years.” Senior citizens considering getting married […]
Tracking old pensions and retirements isn’t easy now that people often change employment but finding lost accounts may become easier. Old retirement accounts are often set up at places of employment but can be forgotten or lost track of when changing jobs, which can make it difficult to administer estates, according to Wills, Trusts & […]
The Social Security Administration may not give you all the information needed for making decision. Americans may not be receiving all the information they need in order to make the decision that is right for them when it comes time to sign up for Social Security, according to the Motley Fool in “6 Key Facts […]
A little education can ease your mind on the future of Social Security. President Franklin D. Roosevelt knew Social Security would have its opponents through the years and purposely made it difficult to remove. And, as the Albuquerque Journal points out in “Social Security likely here to stay, so get educated” the program is not […]
