by Christine Brown | Jun 13, 2022 | Elder Law, Social Security
Social Security benefits are available to individuals who paid Social Security taxes while employed and have reached a particular age. Many people don’t know that benefits may also be available to eligible family members, such as a spouse. Additionally, if the...
by Christine Brown | Apr 19, 2022 | Disability Insurance, Social Security
There is good news for Americans collecting Social Security benefits in 2022. The roughly 70 million who receive Social Security benefits will receive the highest cost of living increase in four decades. The increase was made to offset inflation. Those receiving...
by Christine | Oct 23, 2014 | Advanced Health Care Directive, Asset Protection, Assisted Living Facility, Conservatorships, Dementia, DNR, Durable Power of Attorney For Finances, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Plan, Estate Planning, Estates, Healthcare, Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA), Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (IDGT), Irrevocable Trust, Living Trust, Living Will, Long Term Care, Long Term Care Insurance, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Medical Directives, Nursing Homes, Obama, Power of Attorney, Social Security, Trusts |
Medical research confirms one of the first things people have trouble with in the very early stages of dementia is managing personal finances. This means people can make very expensive financial mistakes, often before anyone notices there is a problem. I have seen...
by Christine | Nov 11, 2013 | 2014, Elder Law, Medicare, Social Security |
The nation's elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.5 percent increase in payments in 2014. The same COLA will apply to pensions for federal government retirees and most veterans. According to recent news from the Social Security...
by Christine | May 28, 2013 | Divorce, Elder Law, Marriage, Social Security |
Robin Brewton, who advises clients on Social Security benefit strategies, has boosted retirees' financial security with a single question: Are you divorced? There are several new challenges today’s retiring generation is facing, with the volatility of Congress and...
by Christine | Dec 11, 2012 | Retirement, Reverse Mortgage Loan, Social Security |
The federal government is proposing to make big changes to its reverse mortgage program early next year that should make the (reverse mortgage) loans safer for seniors who use them to tap home equity. In a response to the speculative loan market, we have seen...
