Our office is now open (although some are working remotely). 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, June 29, 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.

We begin each workshop by asking “What questions do you have about estate planning or elder law?” Then we proceed to answer your 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.

If a will written on the fender of a tractor or on the back of a photo or even a blank piece of paper with indentions could be considered valid by a court, could your handwriting on a wall be considered a valid will? It probably depends on where you live – and the laws may continue to evolve with technology.

A Pennsylvania appeals court has recently upheld a lower court ruling giving the agent the authority to act under a boilerplate power of attorney form even though the terms of the document were not followed. However, the cheap form and the failure of the agent to follow the terms of the power of attorney resulted in years of litigation, thousands of dollars in attorney’s fees and court costs and family discord.

There are various reasons why a parent would disinherit an adult child ranging from failure to communicate for a period of time to verbal disagreements. Under Texas law, there is no legal requirement to name a family member as a beneficiary.

The FDA has recently approved the medication Aducanumab (which is to be given by infusion every four weeks) that studies have shown to slow the decline of cognitive and functional ability of patients (particularly if in the early stages after a diagnosis or those with mild dementia) with Alzheimer’s Disease.