Farrah Fawcett passed away at the age of 62 after a fight with cancer. Though the specifics of her estate plan are not public, one part of her wishes that have come to light involve the bequeath or her art collection to the University of Texas at Austin, her alma...
Elder Law Attorneys Helping You Plan For The Future
Month: November 2012
Survey finds gap in financial perceptions between parents, adult children
Do your adult children have an accurate picture of your financial future?Apparently, most people here in Bellaire would answer: "No."Fidelity Investments recently conducted a survey in which it asked parents and their grown children the same questions about things...
Senate passes bill to increase veterans’ benefits
The United States Senate finally passed a bill this week that has been stalled since September, which provides an increase in veterans benefits to compensate for a cost-of-living adjustment. The increase will take affect for January benefits payments and is likely to...
Settlement helps to keep Medicare coverage for chronically ill
A recent settlement in a major case challenging Medicare policies means that now the government run insurance program will cover a variety of treatments for chronic conditions such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. The covered treatments will include...