Estate Planning Tips for Aging Solo

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So, what happens with your estate plans if you are not in a traditional nuclear family? There is quite a lot that can fall under the umbrella of a non-traditional family, and the recommendations will vary depending on your specific circumstances.

Best Home Modifications to Maintain Independence

Accessible Home Modifications

As they get older, many — even most — Americans prefer to remain in their own homes as long as they can, AKA “age in place.” However, to do that, many will need to make their residences safer and easier to navigate, by making home modifications.

Maintaining Independence as We Age

Advance Directives improve Independence

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.

Elder Law Essentials in Texas

Estate Tax Planning

Elder law is an aspect of estate planning focusing primarily on the needs of families and individuals as they age.

Older Singles Can Plan to Protect Themselves

Smiling older woman - solo ager

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.

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