Welcome to the November Issue of the
Texas Elder Law E-Letter
 
 
 

We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday!

 

The Walk to End Alzheimer’s was held on November 6, 2021. A big “thank you” to all who attended and/or donated to our walk team, Michael’s Marchers. Our office is now open. We are giving options to meet in person or virtually (phone calls, audio/video meetings, etc.) as we continue to follow CDC guidelines. Our next free virtual “Estate Planning Essentials” workshop will be on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Call (214) 720-0102 to register or sign up online at www.dallaselderlawyer.com. 
 
 

Attendees often ask questions about estate planning, probate, Medicaid and Veterans benefits. We proceed to answer the questions over the course of the workshop. Our goal is to make it easy for you to attend from the comfort of wherever you reside.

 

Due to so many requests for our article about what to do when a loved one dies, we have now attached a list of 47 things to consider at that time on the home page of our website – www.dallaselderlawyer.com.  

 

Please note that Michael B. Cohen’s radio show on estate planning and elder law can be heard on KAAM (770 AM) on Mondays and Tuesdays at 1:00 p.m. and Saturday at 10:00 a.m. Prior shows (topics are categorized) can be heard as podcasts on SoundCloud and as indicated on our website www.dallaselderlawyer.com. Our podcasts can also be heard on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Subscribe to be notified of future releases. 

 
 

 

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2022 MAXIMUM RESOURCE LIMITS FOR SPOUSAL MEDICAID
 

How a well spouse could keep more countable resources than the maximum limit if his or her ill spouse needs to go into a nursing home without spend-down by having Medicaid pay for the cost of long-term care.

 
 
 
 

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF A WILL AND A REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST FROM AN ELDER LAW ATTORNEY’S PERSPECTIVE
 
Elder law attorneys look at wills a little differently than typical estate planning attorneys since public benefits are often considered. This article mentions public benefits issues in considering wills and revocable living trust in addition to advantages and disadvantages from an estate planning attorney’s perspective.
 
 
 

 
 

REVERSE HALF-A-LOAF MEDICAID TRANSFER PLANNING STRATEGIES
 

Options in saving at least half of the money of a long-term care Medicaid applicant (if single) through the use of gift-giving strategies.

 
 
 

 

 

 

SURVIVING SPOUSE OF DISABLED OR MILITARY MEMBER GET HOMESTEAD PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION
 

New Texas Constitutional Amendments provide property tax relief to the surviving spouse of a deceased spouse who was either disabled or a military member who was killed in the line of duty (not just combat).

 
 
 
 
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