Maintaining Independence as We Age
This is also the time to consider what plans are in place to ensure you can maintain your own independence in the coming years. This includes creating or updating your estate plan, to be sure it reflects your wishes for your future and your family’s future.
Estate Planning for Blended Families
Traditional, simple estate planning may not be sufficient to accomplish estate planning goals in many blended family situations.
The Hidden Trap in Your Estate Plan: Why Beneficiary Designations Can Ruin Your Last Will
When you set up your estate plan it is important to coordinate the legal planning documents that you or you and your attorney create with the document provided by your retirement account custodian and/or your life insurance carrier called a ‘Designation of Beneficiary.’
Does Healthy Lifestyle Have an Impact on Memory Decline?
Memory decline was slower for older adults who had a healthy lifestyle, even for people with high genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease, data from a Chinese study showed.
The Most Common Scams Targeting Elders in 2026
As scams grow more sophisticated and technology-driven, older adults remain prime targets for fraud that exploits trust, urgency and isolation.
Elder Law Essentials in Texas
Elder law is an aspect of estate planning focusing primarily on the needs of families and individuals as they age.
National Elder Law Month Facts
Every year since 1963, the month of May has been dedicated to recognizing the lives and achievements of older adults. The National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) supports this annual proclamation by increasing awareness of their work for and on behalf of seniors.
Change of Mission: Maximizing & Understanding VA Benefits
It’s important to understand the Veterans Administration benefits available to you, including VA Pension and Aid & Attendance.
Older Singles Can Plan to Protect Themselves
Aging solo is about those individuals who are widowed or not married, live alone and have no family or none they can count on. They are going through the last years of their lives on their own. It can be just fine until one’s health declines and the usual activities and access to friends get out of reach.
Navigating the Future with a Certified Elder Law Attorney
Estate Planning may not be something you necessarily WANT to think about, but it could protect your interests and wishes long after you are gone.
