Elder Law 101

Congress sets the amount that an individual can transfer tax-free either during life or at death. The current estate tax exemption is so high that very few estates will have to pay an estate tax. ...

Elderlaw 101

Trusts designed to aid a person with special needs are commonly known as "special needs trusts."  There are three main types of special needs trusts: the first-party trust, the third-party trust, and the pooled trust. ...

Elderlaw 101

Planning by parents can make all the difference in the life of the child with a disability, as well as that of his or her siblings who may be left with the responsibility for caretaking (on top of their own...

Elderlaw 101

You can find out how many quarters of coverage you have accumulated and what your estimated benefit will be at the time of retirement by requesting Social Security Statement SSA-7004 (formerly known as the Personal Earnings and Benefit Estimate Statement)...

Elderlaw 101

Social Security retirement benefits are not based on need but rather on income earned during your earning life. ...

Elderlaw 101

Social Security was enacted in 1935 to provide some relief to America's destitute older citizens during the economic cataclysm known as the Great Depression. A direct descendant of that more limited effort, today's Social Security retirement program is in fact...

Elderlaw 101

CCRCs offer the entire residential continuum--from independent housing to assisted living to round-the-clock nursing services--under one "roof". ...

Elderlaw 101

Assisted living facilities are a housing option for people who can still live independently but who need some assistance.

Elderlaw 101

The reality is that it is sometimes impossible or too expensive for an elderly person in poor health to remain at home. ...

Elderlaw 101