Contesting a will is not easy, but may sometimes be necessary to preserve the proper distribution of an estate. A person may be able to contest their loved one’s will if the person has good reason to believe that it…
Contesting a will is not easy, but may sometimes be necessary to preserve the proper distribution of an estate. A person may be able to contest their loved one’s will if the person has good reason to believe that it…
Grandparents sometimes consider lifetime gifts to grandchildren when planning for their financial future. Not only will the gifts give the grandchildren a good start in life and perhaps a brighter future, but by such gifts may have an added benefit…
Recent Legislation Will Help Ensure Better Quality Care for Patients and Law Offices of Osofsky and Osofsky Gives Tips on How to Evaluate a Nursing Home There are new changes in state law regarding California’s skilled nursing homes. Nursing homes…
U.S. military veterans are getting older and have been actively seeking services from the Veterans Affairs healthcare system – from veterans who served in WWII, Korea and Vietnam to the most recent theatres, Iraq and Afghanistan. However, there has been…
Gene L. Osofsky, of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky, offers some pertinent commentary about a biometric shelter that now has a working prototype. Caring for aging family members now has a new wrinkle. Last month, a small Salem, Virginia-based…
The Affordable Care Act Program will provide temporary coverage for Americans who lack insurance due to pre-existing conditions now through 2014, when the new insurance exchanges are established. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced earlier this…
Gene L. Osofsky of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky weighs in about some helpful sensors. For a lot of our elders, living alone isn’t what it used to be, especially in the sense of devices and technologically-advanced sensors placed…
Should you allow a large bank to help care for your elderly parents? Baby Boomers are aging fast, their parents even more so if they’re still around. Caring for an elderly parent can be a big responsibility. Boomers might even…
It seems attractive on the surface. But elder law attorney Gene L. Osofsky of Osofsky & Osofsky advises that buying a limited-duration long-term care insurance policy entails inherent risks. Consumers are increasingly buying shorter-duration insurance policies as a remedy for…
Many elders would love to spend their retirement traveling, or even living overseas. But can you get your social security check sent to Timbuktu? You’re retired, reasonably healthy, and love to travel. Can you still get your Social Security benefits…