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Why Retirement Is the Right Time to Revisit Your Estate Plan
January 21st, 2026
Retirement can mean many different things to different people. For some, it opens up a new world of travel, experiences, and creative pursuits. For others, it may herald quiet days at home with a good book, a steaming mug of tea or coffee, and no oth…
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What to Do with Grandma’s Ring: Dividing Personal Property in an Estate
November 27th, 2024
If you have a beloved late grandmother, many images and memories may come to mind when you reminisce about her.You might picture her at her home or at the family vacation house during the holidays. Your memory could be a special meal that only she pr…
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How to Choose a Guardian for Yourself
October 30th, 2024
Every day we make hundreds of decisions for ourselves—from what to eat for breakfast to where to vacation. However, what happens if you cannot make decisions for yourself? Who do you want making day-to-day decisions on your behalf and serving as yo…
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Estate Planning Is About Knowing Your Priorities
July 10th, 2024
Thinking about the world and how our loved ones will fare after we pass away can be very difficult. Although we all know that we will pass away at some point, this is not something most people like to dwell on. However, by proactively planning and pr…
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What Happens to An Adult Child Living at Home When Their Parents Pass Away?
June 5th, 2024
Today more young adult children are living at home with their parents than at any time since the 1940s. While there are many different opinions about this trend and the cause of its recent prevalence, the primary motivation for young adults staying a…
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Why Deathbed Planning Might Give You Additional Grief
June 7th, 2023
None of us likes to think about our own death or enjoys planning for that occasion. However, if you do not create an estate plan or if you fail to update it regularly, you are likely setting your loved ones up for even more stress and grief after you…
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What to Do with a Loved One's Used Medical Equipment
May 3rd, 2023
After a loved one has passed away and the funeral has been held, the task of sorting through their personal belongings begins. While items with sentimental value or family historical importance may have been distributed to beneficiaries in the estate…
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Five Tips for Talking to Your Parents about Estate Planning
November 22nd, 2021
Conversations about death and dying are rarely fun. Most people avoid them because they invoke feelings about our inevitable demise. Broaching this subject and talking to your parents about estate planning can be particularly difficult. Adult childre…
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State Laws Change to Protect Nursing Home Residents During Covid-19
October 18th, 2021
Nursing home residents in the US suffered severe consequences of high infection rates, morbidity, and mortality because of COVID-19.
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Medicaid Estate Recovery, Your Home, and 8 Trillion Dollars
September 13th, 2021
The need for affordable long-term support services in America has increased dramatically. Costs are exorbitantly expensive whether you struggle to pay premiums for a long-term care insurance policy or monthly bills from a nursing home. The US Departm…
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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