by Christine Brown | Apr 13, 2018 | Elder Care, Elder Law |
The number of adult children caring for their elderly parents is growing at a very fast pace. If you are a baby boomer and not already caring for an elderly parent, chances are high that you might be facing this situation soon. It isn’t always easy to know when, or...
by Christine Brown | Apr 6, 2018 | Dementia, Elder Law |
Elder care lawyers in Torrance work with families to prepare for any number of situations in the estate planning process. One circumstance that is especially relevant to elder care law is dementia. Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia are almost exclusively...
by Christine Brown | Feb 16, 2018 | Dementia, Elder Law, Estate Planning |
Millions of individuals are affected by dementia in their lifetime. Unfortunately, it is usually after a medical crisis like dementia hits that many families begin to think about estate planning. As a Long Beach estate and elder lawyer, I have seen this situation...
by Christine Brown | Jan 9, 2018 | Elder Law, Long Term Care Insurance |
As a Torrance elder law attorney, I get this question quite a bit. Should I invest in long-term care insurance? The answer is….maybe. Let me explain. First, you should consider the fact that the Department of Health and Human Services estimates that anyone reaching...
by Christine Brown | Dec 28, 2017 | Conservatorships, Elder Care, Elder Law, Uncategorized |
Even with the best intentions, most senior citizens don’t plan for a future in which they may be incapacitated. Perhaps they didn’t want to face the prospect of losing autonomy, or perhaps they fell ill before they had a chance to plan. Either way, for those with...
by Christine Brown | Oct 30, 2017 | Elder Abuse, Elder Law |
The elderly are too often targets of unscrupulous individuals who may try to take an unsuspecting senior’s money. Seniors are especially vulnerable as they become less cognitively able and thus more dependent on other adults. Unfortunately, as a Manhattan Beach elder...
