Pennsylvania Creating Uniform Background Check Process for Those Working with Older Adults
Right now, Pennsylvania doesn’t have a uniform background check process for people who work with older adults — but that could be changing.
Will Vietnam Vets with Serious Illnesses Get Presumptive Benefit Status in the Defense Budget Bill?
After years of fighting with federal officials, Vietnam veterans suffering from bladder cancer, Parkinsonism or hypothyroidism would be granted presumptive benefits status under language included in the final version of the annual defense authorization bill unveiled Wednesday.
What are the New Fees for Tricare for Vets?
Defense health officials are encouraging the hundreds of thousands of military retirees who will have to start paying enrollment fees for their Tricare Select health care coverage as of Jan. 1 to take action now to set up their payment process.
Will Vets Get COLA Increase in 2021?
Veterans receiving government benefits will see a cost-of-living boost in 2021, if Social Security officials approve one for their recipients later this year.
Do I Qualify as an Eligible Designated Beneficiary under the SECURE Act?
What Is an Eligible Designated Beneficiary?
Am I Making One of the Five Common Estate Planning Mistakes?
When is the last time you updated your will? Could your beneficiaries have changed? If you have a trust, did you actually fund it? Is your plan ready for the new SECURE Act? Here are five mistakes you don't want to make.
How Does a Bull Market Affect My Estate Plan?
2019 was a wild year in the market, but in the end the Dow ended up 23 percent year over year. The S&P 500 went up 29 percent over the year, and the Nasdaq climbed 36 percent. In fact, the market is up about 60 percent since Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. Those are some pretty impressive gains.
How Does Elder Law Protect Seniors from Exploitative Guardians?
Changes could be coming to Florida’s system for overseeing the guardians of elderly who are no longer able to care for themselves, including beefing up monitoring and increasing penalties for those with valid complaints against them.
An Estate Attorney Can See How Law Changes Impact Your Estate Plan
If you haven’t looked at your will or estate plan lately, now is a good time to do so.