While it's no secret that Alzheimer's Disease can cause confusion in the estimated 5.1 million Americans directly affected by the disease, both researchers and the general public have spent years perplexed by the disease as well. … [Read more...]
Print This PageNew Hope for Diagnosing Alzheimer’s: Plus, Unlikely Team of Players Unite to Battle Disease
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How New Health Information Technology Will Save Money and Lives
November 17, 2010 by
Why is it that our most sensitive, personal data is often in an unorganized state of disarray? Most of us probably could more quickly pull a given DVD or book from our collections than proffer to a doctor a condition or … [Read more...]
Print This PageA Mixed Bag in Virginia: Federal Law Prohibits 2011 Social Security Increases, but Federal Agency Grants Millions to Disadvantaged Groups
October 28, 2010 by
As Halloween approaches this year, I can't help but draw an analogy between the nights I spent meandering my neighborhood as a kid looking for handouts, and our current economic times. I recall my grade-school friends and I … [Read more...]
Print This PageHow to Make the Best Nursing Home Placement for Your Loved One
February 16, 2010 by
Most nursing home admissions happen under extremely stressful circumstances. If you are faced with the overwhelming task of finding the best nursing home placement for a loved one, where do you begin? Although this is a job that … [Read more...]
Print This PageUpcoming Seminars for Lawyers and Clients
February 8, 2010 by
I'm conducting two seminars this week on the topic of Income Only Trusts. The first one is a teleseminar for attorneys around the country who are members of the professional group ElderLawAnswers. Entitled Using Income Only … [Read more...]
Print This PageMajor Change in Estate Tax and Capital Gains Tax for 2010
January 13, 2010 by
Because of a Congressional failure to act before the end of 2009, there's good news and bad news to report on the Estate Planning and Elder Law front. The good news is there's no Estate Tax if you die this year. The bad news is … [Read more...]
Print This PageImportant Elder Law and Estate Planning Numbers for 2010
January 5, 2010 by
Under current law, there will be no cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in Social Security in 2010 — the first time that has happened since automatic cost-of-living adjustments began in 1975. Several bills before Congress would grant … [Read more...]
Print This PageDid you see last Sunday’s Washington Post article?
November 6, 2009 by
Did you catch last Sunday's Washington Post article by David Hilzenrath, about the October bankruptcy filing of Erickson Retirement Communities? My phone has been ringing all week with people concerned about this news, because … [Read more...]
Print This PageWhat Does the Bible Teach us About Estate Planning?
October 5, 2009 by
Sorry for the last minute notice, but I just found out that my church, Fairfax United Methodist Church (10300 Stratford Avenue, Fairfax, VA 22030), has space left for a course I'm teaching tomorrow evening entitled What Does the … [Read more...]
Print This PageEvan Farr Teaches Course for Elder Law Attorneys Natonwide
September 20, 2009 by
~You Can Sign Up for a Similar Course for Consumers~Last Thursday, Evan Farr conducted a national, attorney-only teleconference sponsored by the National Business Institute (NBI) on the topic of the Income Only Trust -- an asset … [Read more...]
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