In medieval times, Jewish men wrote letters to their sons, passing on guidelines for living a worthy life. These leg...

An attorney specializing in elder care and estate planning provides detailed and practical information on how Medicaid works and the strategies for qualifying for it to pay long-term care costs (2009 edition updated through Jan. 1, 2009).

A durable power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can have. It allows you to appoint someone to act for you...

Widows and widowers who don't want to sell their house right away will get a tax break under a new law. The law gives surviving spouses two year...

Alzheimer's disease will strike one in eight U.S. baby boomers, meaning that 10 million boomers will develop the mind-wasting disease, according...

This substantial book, now in its third edition, is full of information to help you become more informed about how estate planning works.

A "homestead exemption" protects part of a home's value (or in a couple of states, all of its value) from being sold to meet the demands of cred...

The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced that its Web site comparing nursing homes will now identify facilities ...

The author has used her own experience with the unexpected loss of her father to write an information-packed book that will help families provide support to a newly widowed parent.