Estate Planning

Beginning July 1, 2006, Medicaid applicants in most states will have to show proof of citizenship or nationality in ...

If you become incapacitated, who will make your medical decisions? A health care proxy allows you to appoint someone else to act as your agent for medical decisions.

Two ElderLawAnswers member attorneys have written an easy-to-understand guide to financial planning for Alzheimer's patients.

Written by a former Secretary of Aging for Pennsylvania who also has experience caring for an elderly relative, the book covers the gamut of aging issues -- from common diseases elders face to the basics of estate planning.

A highly readable survey of the estate planning and long-term care choices that could spell the difference between financial stability and ruin for families.

How likely is it that you will need long-term care, and how much will you have to put aside to pay for it? An analy...

An increasing number of people are paying for funerals in advance, but it is important to shop around before prepaying.

If you give away more than $15,000 in 2020, you technically would need to file a gift tax return, but don't worry about it unless you think you'll be gifting more than $11.58 million during your life.

By a vote of 216-214, the U.S. House of Representatives has passed budget legislation that will impose punitive new ...