Estate Planning

What would you do if both your parents asked you to assist them with their suicides within the same year? A decade after the fact, a son recounts how he fulfilled his parents' wishes.

Several little-noticed provisions in the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010 fundamentally alter how the Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid programs treat tax refunds and other tax credits, making it easier for elders and...

While joint accounts can be useful in certain circumstances, they can have dire consequences if not used properly.

When someone dies, they leave behind memories of them, and lots of other things as well. This book deals with those other things -- how to clear out an estate and avoid family squabbles over heirlooms.

This book is a practical guide to working with your parents to make financial plans and preserve legacies while you both still have the luxury of time.

A new study by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) raises concerns about the adequacy of consumer protections . . .

As members of the Boomer generation become caretakers for their parents, more and more guides are popping up to aid them. This one covers topics that other books often gloss over.

The authors of a nationally syndicated newspaper column on elder law have written a book based on decades of experience helping people both on the page and in the elder law office.

Often seniors will make deals with other members of their family to secure their care or living arrangements . . .