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Comparing Life Care Planning to Traditional Elder Law

Comparing Life Care Planning to Traditional Elder Law

This year, we are getting the word out there about the Life Care Planning we offer that involves a licensed social worker to act as

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What is fair for a Family with a Child with Special Needs

What is fair for a Family with a Child with Special Needs

As parents, it’s hard to treat all children fairly, despite their different personalities and capabilities. Most try to ensure that one child never feels less

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Planning Ahead with Long-Term Care

Planning Ahead with Long-Term Care

“The experiences of people we care about often deeply affect us.”

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New York Police Officer Sued for Welfare Check on Senior

New York Police Officer Sued for Welfare Check on Senior

“A police officer was shielded by qualified immunity from a claim that he violated residents' civil rights, when he entered into a home uninvited to

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Tax Break Reminders for the Disabled

Tax Break Reminders for the Disabled

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found in 2015 that 53 million adults in the U.S. (about 20%) live with a disability. As tax

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Myths of the Midlife Marriage

Myths of the Midlife Marriage

There are numerous money myths that you’ll hear when you consider getting married at midlife, particularly if your spouse-to-be has children from a first marriage.

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ABLE Act a Big Break for the Disabled

ABLE Act a Big Break for the Disabled

The Achieving a Better Life Experience, or ABLE ACT, was passed by Congress in 2014 and lets individuals with disabilities establish special tax-advantage accounts to

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Medicare Now to Reimburse Doctors for Testing Patients for Alzheimer’s or Dementia

Medicare Now to Reimburse Doctors for Testing Patients for Alzheimer’s or Dementia

Finally, after many years of pressure from patient advocate groups, Medicare will begin to reimburse doctors for the time needed to test patients with cognitive

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Retirement in Special Needs Families

Retirement in Special Needs Families

The big challenge for many Special Needs Families is balancing the financial needs of retirement with the long-term needs of a child with a disability.

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Massachusetts Looks at Changing Special Needs Trusts

Massachusetts Looks at Changing Special Needs Trusts

A recent article in The Boston Globe, “MassHealth may force seniors to make hard choice,” explains that disabled seniors in the state may need to

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Planning for Incapacity is Wise Move

Planning for Incapacity is Wise Move

Many of us are not very proactive in estate planning or aware of the issues of elder law, even though we know that eventually we

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A 529 Savings Plan for the Disabled?

A 529 Savings Plan for the Disabled?

This isn’t exactly a 529 plan. However, it’s sort of like one. It’s a new kind of account that’s similar in some ways and is

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