Question: What are the legal documents essential for any older adult that covers long-term care and end-of-life wishes? Response: Everyone should have a will, durable power of attorney, health [...]

Question: What is the benefit of ensuring you work with an elder law attorney versus a traditional estate lawyer (cost savings, understanding benefits of Medicare/Medicaid, look back periods, [...]

Question: What is the tax liability be on the sale of a house that was inherited through a life estate? Synopsis: life estate deed signed on 2021; life tenant passed away in 2023; prepared house [...]

Question: My former spouse (I am his power of attorney and health care proxy) currently resides at a rest home and is in need of a higher level care, preferably an affordable memory care unit. I [...]

Question: My parents created a life estate in Rhode Island. My dad passed away in 2022. The estate attorney noted the value of the home at $852K. Based on the life estate his estate reflected his [...]

Question: I am involved with a special needs trust that seems to require an independent trustee, and because of possible conflict between two residuary distributees (after the prime [...]

Question: I’m 94 years of age and own a home in Massachusetts. When I pass, will my heirs be able to take the $250,000 federal deduction that I would have been entitled to if I have been [...]