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Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Elder Law and Special Needs Newsletter: November 2023 Issue

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Your Health, Your Choice: A Guide to Medicare Open Enrollment - The Medicare open enrollment period runs through December 7th, 2023. Medicare adjusts costs, coverage, and accepted providers on an annual basis. If you have...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Steps to Take in Advance of Death or Disability

No one wants to face the fact that our loved ones will not be with us forever. Facing our own mortality is frightening as well. Although none of us wants to contemplate a time when we or a loved one might become disabled or...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Chocolate Cake, Purple Hair Dye, & Lorrie Morgan: Special Needs Planning Done Right

What do chocolate cake, purple hair dye, Lorrie Morgan, and Alexa have in common? On first or even second glance, most of you would find nothing that these random things have in common, unless you know a gentleman named Doug....more

Flaster Greenberg PC

Jane’s Top Tips for Planning for the Elderly and the Disabled In light of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017

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Last week, my colleague, Steven Sacharow, Esquire, an outstanding and personable attorney who limits his practice to family law, adoptions, and “corporate divorces,” and I, co-presented a seminar addressing how the new...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Who May Open an ABLE Account?

ABLE accounts are a great new savings tool for individuals with disabilities, but not all people with disabilities are eligible to open these accounts. The rules for determining eligibility are for the most part...more

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C.

Guardianship, Mental Incapacity and the Right to Vote

All U.S. citizens have a federally guaranteed right to vote, but those under guardianship (or conservatorship) may not have that right. Although things are slowly changing, some states still deny citizens the right to vote if...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Conservatorships and Guardianships in Tribal Courts: What Tribes Need to Know

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Many tribes are considering, or have already implemented, the capability for their tribal courts to handle protective proceedings for older and developmentally disabled tribal members, as well as other vulnerable adults who...more

Broker-Dealer Compliance + Regulation

FINRA to Propose Action on Exploitation of Elderly Investors

On September 17, 2015, FINRA announced that it would propose rules to help member firms protect seniors and other vulnerable adults from financial exploitation. The proposal would create a safe harbor enabling broker-dealer...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

HUD issues final rule modifying portability process in HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher Program

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Effective September 21, amendments to HUD’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program – the government’s largest program for assisting low-income, elderly, and disabled populations in the private housing market – will change the...more

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