Well-respected private wealth advisor, Christopher Civale, of Ameriprise Financial, is hosting an informational seminar about Social Security on Wednesday, February 4th from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Stoneforge Tavern & Public House on Route 44 in Raynham. The guest speaker will be Kurt Czarnowski, an expert in Social Security benefits. I invite all […]
Read More »Why Should You Consult An Elder Law Attorney on MassHealth Issues?
A lot of people are reluctant to consult attorneys on legally-related matters due primarily to the cost. This is doubly true with respect to issues related to Medicaid coverage of nursing home care for the following reasons: The cost of consulting with an attorney. MassHealth eligibility is seen as a non-legal matter that should be […]
Read More »LEGAL RESOLUTIONS FOR 2015
Happy New Year! Now add “update my estate plan” to that long list of new resolutions for 2015. Here are several reasons to do so: Major Events in 2014 Did you experience any significant life changing events in 2014? If so, your estate and asset protection plan should be reexamined. Here are a few examples […]
Read More »National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (“NAELA”) Priority to Aid Children with Disabilities of Military Families Passed by Congress. NAELA Anticipates Allowance of Survivor Benefits to Pass into Special Needs Trusts.
Today Congress passed one of NAELA’s top legislative priorities: provisions that protect children with disabilities of members of the military by allowing their parents’ survivor benefits to go into a special needs trust. The provisions were passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 and are substantively equivalent to the Disabled […]
Read More »New Study Indicates That Exercise Can Lower Alzheimer’s Risk By 40 Percent
No matter how you spin it, the news that exercise may help prevent and treat Disease X doesn’t really qualify as a surprise. That’s the default assumption these days. But when Disease X is Alzheimer’s, a progressive and irreversible degenerative brain condition with few effective treatment options, the finding is worth a closer look. Data […]
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