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Will My Advance Directive Work in Another State?
August 31st, 2019
Making sure your end-of-life wishes are followed no matter where you happen to be is important. If you move to a different state or split your time between one or more states, you should make sure your advance directive is valid in all the states you…
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Categories: Living Will
Do You Need to Name Alternate Beneficiaries?
August 7th, 2019
What will happen to your estate if your primary beneficiary does not survive you? If your will does not name alternate beneficiaries, your estate will be divided according to state law. The way the state divides your estate may not agree with your wi…
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Categories: Wills
Planning Your Funeral or Memorial Service
July 16th, 2019
Thinking about your funeral may not be fun, but planning your funeral or your memorial service in advance can be exceedingly helpful for your family. It both lets them know your wishes and assists them during a stressful time. The following are steps…
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Family Legacy: It's Not Just About Money
July 6th, 2019
Today is National Fried Chicken Day. According to the write-up on National Day Calendar website, the tradition of deep-frying chicken came to the United States by Scottish immigrants. For me, however, the tradition was not one from my Scottish relati…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Are Handwritten Wills Valid?
June 30th, 2019
Maybe it was Patti LaBelle who asked, “Hey Joe, you wanna give it a go?”* But it seems it was Aretha Franklin who has left even more compelling questions after her death regarding what will happen to her estate based on three separate handwritten…
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Five Key Tools in Planning for Children with Disabilities
April 15th, 2019
Americans are living longer than they did in years past, including those with disabilities. Planning by parents can make all the difference in the life of a child with a disability, as well as that of his or her siblings who may be left with the resp…
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Categories: Special Needs Law
Caregiver Appreciation: Compensating an Adult Child Caregiver
March 3rd, 2019
March 3 is Caregiver Appreciation Day, which is a specific day to express your appreciation to those who care for someone who is ill, disabled, or elderly. As noted on Holiday Insights, caregivers, who are often family members, “give their time…
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Categories: Elder Law
Family History as Legacy: Beyond Dollars and Land
March 2nd, 2019
Happy Texas Independence Day. In estate planning, one’s legacy is often thought of as the value of land or money that is left to your heirs. But Merriam-Webser also defines legacy as “something transmitted by or received from an ancestor…
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Categories: Miscellaneous
Understanding Medicare’s Hospice Benefit
December 19th, 2018
Medicare’s hospice benefit covers any care that is reasonable and necessary for easing the course of a terminal illness. It is one of Medicare’s most comprehensive benefits and can be extremely helpful to both the terminally ill individua…
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Categories: Elder Law
Nursing Home Cost: Median for Private Rooms Hits Six Figures
December 4th, 2018
The median private-room nursing home cost in the United States increased to $100,375 a year in 2018, up 3 percent from 2017, according to Genworth’s Cost of Care survey, which the insurer conducts annually. At the same time, Genworth reports th…
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Categories: Elder Law
Attorney Jana McCreary
Houston Estate Planning Attorney Jana R. McCreary has been an attorney for over twenty years, a career move she made after working for over a decade with adults and children with intellectual disabilities and mental illness. Graduating summa cum laud… Read More