Elder Law

Moratorium on Nursing Home Staffing Standards

Moratorium on Nursing Home Staffing Standards On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law.…

5 months ago

Medicaid Changes for Seniors in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

There are a few major changes for elders in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. First, as discussed in numerous…

5 months ago

Recent Supreme Court Medicaid Case Does Not Change the Law

Recent Supreme Court Medicaid Case In Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (US 6/26/2025), the Supreme Court decided that two…

5 months ago

Expert Testimony

As an initial proposition, all relevant evidence is admissible. See Federal Rules of Evidence, Rule 402. In 1993, the U.S.…

5 months ago

Improper Use Spoils Trust

Improper Use Spoils Trust Is it possible to spoil a trust by misusing it? The answer was "yes" in S.P.…

5 months ago

2025 Legislative Changes to Georgia’s Guardianship and Conservatorship Law

2025 Legislative Changes During its 2025 session, the Georgia Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, two new laws impacting guardianships…

5 months ago

Planning for Adult Children with Disabilities

Planning for Adult Children with Disabilities Childhood Disability Benefits assist disabled children and adults who became disabled prior to age…

7 months ago

Are Video Wills Valid?

Video Wills You might wonder whether you can make a video recording of yourself stating who gets your stuff and…

7 months ago

2025 Georgia Medicaid Transfer Penalty

2025 Georgia Medicaid Transfer Penalty If an applicant for long-term care Medicaid (e.g., nursing home Medicaid) transfers resources for less…

7 months ago

Another Scam, and this one makes my blood boil

Recently, my dad died. While I was driving back from being sworn in as his executor, I got a call.…

8 months ago