Tag: Elder Law
As the Baby Boom generation ages and begins to require assistance from their own children, they discover that their children are already busy giving assistance to their own children. Many of the generation caught in-between now find themselves “sandwiched.” The author of an article recently featured in the Washington Post explains how the Baby Boomers’ […]
Attorneys are finding more success as they fight against nursing home arbitration clauses. The fight against nursing home arbitration requirements continues in state after state across the U.S. as attorneys find that the clauses are no longer universally accepted by courts. As the New York Times reports in “Pivotal Nursing Home Suit Raises a Simple […]
People across the U.S. are increasingly finding success in turning to mediation to handle elder law issues within the family. Mediation has become increasingly popular through the years for handling disputes within families with some state courts going so far as to require a mediation attempt before hearing custody disputes. It is likely to be […]
What happens if you receive your annual booklet on Medicare Part D prescription drug plans and your prescription drugs have been removed from list? Many seniors end up wondering what their next step is when Medicare prescription plans change the drugs they cover and a booklet with the information is sent out annually. Recently, Elder […]
The amount of long-term-care insurance premiums that can be deducted from your taxes has been increased. The sustainability of long-term-care insurance has been questioned recently concerning losing coverage after missing premium payments. Against this backdrop, however, the Internal Revenue Service might be trying to encourage the purchase of long-term-care insurance as it has increased the […]
Registering a deed after the original owner passes away is risky. Probate can sometimes be avoided by using joint ownership so when the parents pass away the property automatically transfers to the children. There are drawbacks to the “do it yourself” estate planning approach. For starters, when the children are added as joint owners the […]
A court in California has joined other states in refusing to enforce a nursing home arbitration clause. Marjorie Fitzpatrick, an elderly California woman who entered a nursing home in 2012, fell outside unsupervised and suffered injuries which led to her death. Her estate filed a wrongful death suit against the facility. However, the contract with […]
There is an issue that is not being discussed by presidential candidates, and that issue is the inability of many elderly and their families in the U.S. to pay for long term care. People are living longer lives resulting in more people in need of long term care in a nursing home or in-home assistance. […]
Scammers often target elderly people who are sometimes vulnerable. One elderly man learned the lesson the hard way. Scamming predators know that many elderly people are lonely and too trusting for their own good so they often become targets. An Australian man, who has been identified only as “Robert,” was a recent victim. Robert met […]
A proposal is under consideration by the Obama administration that may set new rules for retirement advisors concerning retirement accounts. Many elder law advocates have expressed concern that there is insufficient oversight of retirement advisors that could allow risky investments favoring the advisors over the client. The Hill, in a recent article entitled “Retirement advice […]
