End-of-life issues are never easy to talk about, but the fact is that they must be discussed when an elderly parent is ill and facing certain quality of life concerns. Prolonging life through the use of ventilators and feeding tubes is a scenario that few want to happen to them, …
Like residents in more than half of the states in the U.S., California citizens are subject to filial responsibility laws. This means that adult children are financially responsible to pay for costs relating to their elderly parents’ care, including nursing home and other long-term care costs. But, like many legal …
Everyone has heard of the financial scams that target vulnerable seniors, even right here in Encino. Seniors are a common target for these scams because they often suffer from cognitive impairments that reduce their ability to discern legitimate requests from those that are not. One common situation is when a …
Many types of clients come into my elder law office, and most of them are at one point or another in their journey through retirement. The following are the top 5 ways I’ve seen seniors make the most out of their retirement in California, and what you can do now …
