An attorney and financial planner helps adult children broach the subject of future planning with their parents and provides a framework for discussion once the conversation gets rolling.

A group of disabled individuals has filed a class action lawsuit against the state of Illinois under the Americans w...

Hundreds of thousands of Social Security disability (SSD) claimants are waiting up to three years for a resolution of their disability appeals, ...

Americans are living longer than they did in years past, including those with disabilities. Planning by parents can ...

Seniors can benefit from the economic stimulus law enacted on February 13, 2008, but they need to file an income tax return. Seniors, disabled v...

More than 5 million retirees and disabled veterans who are eligible to receive a tax rebate under the economic stimulus plan have failed to...

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.

Medicare beneficiaries younger than 65 receive fewer medical services, have a harder time paying for the medical care . . .

As we grow older, new challenges emerge. Employing an engaging and often humorous tone, a law professor and an elder law attorney offer practical advice for navigating these challenges.