Estate Planning

Two elder law attorneys have written a lively and entertaining book full of advice to baby boomers on how to put their own affairs in order as well as help their parents as they age.

A parent is irreplaceable, but someone will have to fill in if the worst happens.

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...

If you have a special needs child and are worried about what will happen to that child when you die, this detailed book helps you secure the child's future.

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

Bookstore shelves are bursting with titles to help the elderly and their families cope with the legal decisions that confront them. ElderLawAnswers.com reviews three of the best reference works we've found so far.

Some stand to gain and others will lose as a result of the new Medicare bill that just passed Congress.

More Americans are turning to 'ethical wills' as a way of passing on their hopes and values to succeeding generations.

Fewer than half of severely ill and terminally ill patients have a living will or other advance medical directive in their medical record, according to a report. And poor communication between patients and their doctors means that even the existence...