Current Articles

Bankruptcy Articles

• Candor Candidly Condoned
• Christmas Spending on Credit Cards
• Holiday Stress
• Why default is a dirty word
• Taxes and Bankruptcy
• Don’t let them take it
• Pet Peeve Number 7
• Resurgence of the FDCPA
• Tax Returns are a Must
• My ex-wife filed for Bankruptcy, what’s next.
• Help! My Business is out of Cash
• I just Got a Letter from the IRS, what NOW?
• Some IRS debts are dischargeable in Bankruptcy
• Getting a New Car during Bankruptcy
• The End of the Walk Off
• The Hard Limit to Medicare
• Will Congress make Student Loans Dischargeable?
• Christmas Blues
• Holiday Spending
• The Importance of Being Honest
• Payment Deferral IS NOT Payment forgiveness
• Natural Disaster is NOT an excuse
• The Real Costs of Insolvency

Elder Law, Probate, and Estate Planning Articles

• Family Disagreements
• Suicide – A mixture of legal concepts
• Exploring Options
• Loss of your Manager
• Trip Hazards in your home and other non-intuitive challenges
• VA Issues Final Rules Regarding Pension Benefits – Part One
• Money Follows the Person Program May Get New Lease on Life
• Medicare Open Enrollment
• Periodic Maintenance 
• A Warning on Medicaid Planning
• What is an Elder Law Attorney, anyway?
• I don’t like how Mom left things
• Financial literacy
• Late Enrollment in Medicare Part B
• Do I have to pay my parent’s nursing home bill?
• Owning Real Property out of State
• Pre Paid Funerals – A gift that gives three times
• Planning for home care
• Funeral Plans — A key first step.
• New rules take aim against elder financial abuse
• CMS to simplify its information concerning Medicare plans
• Medicare Advantage plans and the Impact on Nursing Home Selection
• Nursing Home Does Not Have Organizational Standing to Sue on Behalf of Medicaid Applicant
• Learn about Beneficiary Designations
• May is National Elder Law Month!
• Guns, Dementia, and Medicaid
• Medicare no longer identifying recipients by their SSN
• Probate Definitions, Part II
• Probate Definitions, Part I
• Money Follows the Person
• Bank Accounts and Accidental Penalties
• Elder Abuse Law
• Potential Help for those seeking Medicaid help at home
• Elderly Abuse
• I don’t need a medical Power of Attorney, Do I?
• Providing Care for the Cost of Social Security
• Medicaid Mistakes
• Highlights of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
• What are Medicare Savings Programs?
• Modern Problems
• 2018 Spousal Impoverishment Numbers