Estate Planning

Making decisions about elderly parents can cause conflict even in the best of families. In this book, three experienced elder mediators provide advice and tools for managing disputes with siblings.

Thinking about a time when you will need help taking care of yourself is not fun. That is why most people put off discussing long-term care until it can't be ignored.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has announced it will now permit states to give Medicaid. . .

Asset protection planning is about protecting your assets from creditors -- and it is not just for the super-wealthy.

Sibling relationships can be difficult even in the best of times, but add in an aging parent and there is bound to be some tension. This book offers insight and strategies to help siblings work together when established family roles...

Charging that reverse mortgage borrowers were caught in what amounts to a regulatory bait and switch, the AARP . . .

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...

All who are elderly or who someday will be are the beneficiaries of Dr. Butler's life and work . . .

Banks have been touting the advantages of "reverse" mortgages, but there is another alternative . . .