By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney Paying for long-term care in a nursing home or assisted living facility is expensive. It can range from $3,000 to $10,000 monthly. What if the senior cannot pay the bills? In 2011 a Pennsylvania nursing home received a $90,000 judgment against an adult child of a parent…
DetailsHere are two recent headlines “Uncivil Fight Over Rosa Parks Estate”[1] and “Dispute over Thomas Kinkade’s will heads to court”[2] Rosa Parks, a civil-rights pioneer, died in 2005 leaving personal papers and effects worth potentially millions of dollars. Her Last Will and Testament left most of her estate to a friend and a charity. Two…
DetailsLast Friday I attended a meeting sponsored by the “Justice Alliance for Vulnerable Adults”. The focus of the meeting was to examine abuse and financial exploitation cases from a health care, legal, and social services perspective. The summit brought together national and Idaho experts to discuss the issues with professionals working with vulnerable adults. The…
DetailsThere must have been a secret mark on the front of my father-in-law’s house only visible to scam artists. He lived alone and one day bought a freezer full of fish. A month later, the same sales person sold him another freezer load of fish along with a second freezer to hold it. Then there…
DetailsAre you a veteran receiving benefits for non-service connected pension and Aid and Attendance? Has the VA made a demand to be paid back for overpayment to you? What can you do? The VA can forgive any debt if there was no indication of fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on the part of the claimant…
DetailsIn April, I attended a national meeting of the American Academy of Trust, Estate and Elder Law Attorneys, a premier educational seminar for attorneys like me who do estate planning. From that experience, I want to share some important information with you. Taxes are scheduled to increase dramatically in 2013: 2012 …
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