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  • Planning for Future Healthcare Costs

    Despite working and saving for your entire life, many people discover they are not financially prepared Keep Your Health Insurance Until You Are Eligible for Medicare Medicare coverage kicks in at age 65. If you retire before that time, you will need some form of health insurance to help cover medical expenses Health plans from the health insurance marketplace are an option, as is insurance from your spouse’s To ensure that you plan accordingly, be sure that the health insurance plan that you decide to enroll

  • Do I Need a Will?

    Yes, you should have an up-to-date will, a durable power of attorney for health care (also called a health care proxy), and an advance health care directive (“living will”) for estate planning purposes, says agent has the authority to make decisions according to your wishes by a durable power of attorney for health It’s critical to have up-to-date estate planning documents, and you should get these legal documents There are online services that have templates for wills, powers of attorney and health care directives

  • A Few Words of Advice for Getting Married in Your Golden Years

    previous plans for your estate, personal finances, as well as any advance directives for your end-of-life health They just need to be aware of the impact it may have on their plans. Elder law attorneys advise that those thinking about marriage later in life, at the time when personal wealth applicable property rights before the marriage, it’ll let you modify your wills, powers of attorney, health For example, there may be an accumulation of considerable assets or both may have children from earlier

  • What Is a Special Needs Trust Under Texas Law?

    In Texas, we have the Arc of Texas as a pooled trust. The Arc of Texas manages small amounts of money, and accounting wise, it is all segregated. It is basically an account that is used as if it was a special needs trust. You may need to appoint temporary health care agents in case somebody else needs to take the child to Usually, when we set up a third-party trust, we have the parents open a small savings account in the

  • Growing Trend of Challenging Wealthy Seniors’ Capacity in Court

    The messy legal dispute over the mental health of media mogul Sumner Redstone is an example of the growing and friends have increasingly tried to get the money before death. Manuela Herzer, sued in November to challenge the competency of Redstone after he removed her as his health-care The two sides are discussing a settlement, so preparations for trial have been suspended. uniform competency test, some are used more frequently in court—such as asking patients to do tasks like count

  • Houston Estate Planning for the Chronically Ill

    More than half of Americans now have at least one chronic health condition, mental disorder or substance transferring, bathing and dressing, or requires considerable supervision to protect from crisis relating to health and safety due to severe impairment concerning mind, or having a level of disability similar to that For healthy people, a will or trust plans for the “what if?” When you have a chronic illness, you are planning for the “here and now.” 

  • What to Do With 529 Leftovers

    pursue a graduate degree or other professional program later on, you can save the funds and use them Another benefit of 529 plans is that there is no time limit on when you must spend the savings, which opportunity: the value is removed from your taxable estate, but you are still able to retain control of the account Every withdrawal is part contribution and part earnings; if there are gains in the account, you are going Reference: New Jersey 101.5 (March 29, 2016) “Options for extra 529 college savings” #529EducationSavingsPlans

  • 6 Estate Planning Strategies Following COVID-19

    Businesses are putting health and safety first by providing hand sanitizer, masks, and screens. Durable powers of attorney are open to people of any age, and they ensure that your bank accounts can Advanced health directives allow young people to ensure their care is personalized and meets their wishes Perfect Estate Plan the First Time As well as bringing unwanted changes to our physical and mental health Some people have even managed to save money as a result of the pandemic, as their commute to work may

  • Bitter Fight for Media Mogul’s Billions

    It details the deteriorating health of the once powerful corporate chief, calling him mentally vacant about his care—one of which was having Herzer removed as his primary caretaker. Herzer was in charge of Redstone’s advance health care directive and made decisions on his behalf, but Viacom Chief Executive Philippe Dauman then became the person in charge of Redstone’s advance health Herzer said Redstone’s health began to decline in the summer of 2014.

  • What You Should Never Put in Your Will: Guidance from Houston’s Premier Estate Planning Attorn

    It’s all about making big decisions for your family’s future and guarding the wealth you have built over Assets Held Jointly Assets owned in joint accounts usually possess a right of survivorship. Beneficiary Designations Certain assets, including life insurance payouts, retirement accounts, and payable-on-death accounts, come with pre-determined beneficiary designations. From drafting wills to creating advance health care directives, we are committed to ensuring that your

  • Baby Boomer Estate Planning Lessons for Wills, Funerals and Health Care Expenses

    More baby boomers are opting to pre-pay for their funerals or to set up an account designated to use Baby boomers need to have early conversations to determine if their parents have included health care And they shouldn’t neglect health care costs in their own retirement plans. You should know your health care costs and account for them into your long-term strategy. Trying to find health information in a crisis is stressful.

  • Create Your IRA Exit Plan

    IRAs, 401(k)s, 403(b)s and other qualified accounts are popular tools for building a retirement nest But after investing and saving with one of these plans for the last 30 years, as retirement nears you may ask yourself, “What should I do with my retirement account?” Here are few ideas: If tax rates increase, qualified accounts don’t give you any protection from future Americans who think that taxes will increase in the next decade, do you want to wait for your retirement savings

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