Woman's Efforts to Change Will Without Professional Assitance Backfire
A recent court decision in Minnesota serves as a cautionary reminder to anyone thinking of changing their estate plan on their own.
Incentive Trusts: Ensuring That an Inheritance Will Be Well Spent
Some parents, fearful of how a large inheritance will affect their heirs, set up what are known as “incentive trusts” that ensure that the trust funds support what the [...]
Georgia ElderLawAnswers Member Attorney Wins Fiction Writing Contest
ElderLawAnswers member attorney Kimberly Harris has won the State Bar of Georgia’s annual fiction writing contest.
How to Protect Your Deceased Loved Ones From Identity Theft
We've all been warned about protecting ourselves from identity theft, but one group of victims can't take action to protect themselves—the dead. Fortunately, there are [...]
Obama Signs Law Requiring Hospitals to Warn of Costly Medicare Loophole
President Obama has signed a new law intended to prevent Medicare beneficiaries from spending days in a hospital only to find that they hadn’t been admitted to the hospital at all [...]
Know Your Options Before Signing Up for Medicare
As you get ready to turn 65, you may be inundated with information about Medicare. All this information is confusing, but it is important to do your research before [...]
Who Will Inherit Whitney Houston's Fortune Following Bobbi Kristina's Death — and What Are the Lessons?
Now that the late Whitney Houston's only child, Bobbi Kristina, has herself died, what will happen to the estimated $20 million estate she was to inherit?