Estate Planning

Many courts are still doing a poor job of monitoring guardians to prevent the abuse of wards, the persons placed und...

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

If you give away more than $15,000 in 2021, 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 $11.7 million during your life.

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.

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.

if you postpone planning until it is too late, you run the risk that your intended beneficiaries -- those you love the most -- may not receive what you would want them to receive.

This book offers a rare combination of entertainment and practical, no-nonsense strategies for personal and financial planning. While author and elder law attorney Steve Weisman knows his stuff, he keeps you reading thanks to a breezy style and penchant for...