Estate Planning

The world&#39s population will age dramatically over the next 300 years as average longevity increases, according to...

Before Terri Schiavo there was Nancy Cruzan. The story of the first right-to-die case to be heard by the Supreme Court has been turned into a spellbinding book that few will be able to put down.

Some stand to gain and others will lose as a result of the new Medicare bill that just passed Congress.

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that states may force health maintenance organizations (HMOs) to accept any interested doctors, hospitals or other providers into their networks. Although the ruling appears to offer consumers greater choice of providers, some say...

Bookstore shelves are bursting with titles to help the elderly and their families cope with the legal decisions that confront them. ElderLawAnswers.com reviews three of the best reference works we've found so far.

A New Jersey appeals court blocks a son who is the guardian of his mother from selling his mother's house and transferring a portion of the proceeds to hasten her eligibility for Medicaid coverage of her nursing home care. The...

While college savings plans make an attractive estate planning tool, financial experts advise that they may have serious drawbacks in some situations and investors...

"Will the State take my home if I go into a nursing home?" I am asked this question more than any other. Many people are concerned about Medicaid paying for their nursing facility care and state government coming in and...

Although it is true that a living trust has several benefits, it is not the panacea for an allegedly inevitable and costly probate experience. This article will discuss those benefits and compare them with a typical Probate experience in Connecticut.