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Welcome to the March Issue of the

Texas Elder Law E-Letter

Our next free "Estate Planning Essentials" workshops will be held on Saturday, March 16, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. to noon or on Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Seating is limited. Please 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.

Michael B. Cohen's radio show on estate planning and elder law can be heard on KAAM (770 AM) every Monday at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. and Saturday at 2:30 p.m. Prior shows (topics are categorized) can be heard as podcasts on Sound Cloud as indicated on our website www.dallaselderlawyer.com.

UNGRATEFUL DEAD – FIVE WAYS TO DISINHERIT YOUR CHILD

Although most parents do not want to disinherit a child, sometimes they become estranged for reasons ranging from disrespect by the child to the child doing some sort of criminal act.

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LAST YEAR FOR SOME MARRIED COUPLES TO USE STRATEGY TO INCREASE SOCIAL SECURITY

This year (2019) is the last year that some married couples can maximize their Social Security income by using the "claim now, claim more later" strategy.

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TO ERR IS HUMAN, TO PURR IS FELINE – FASHION DESIGNER LAGERFELD LIKELY MAKES HIS CAT, CHOUPETTE, WORLD'S RICHEST CAT (BREAKING MEWS)

When world famous Chanel fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld died on February 19, 2019, it has been widely speculated that a good portion of his estimated estate of millions will be inherited by his Birman cat, Choupette.

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SUCCESS STORY OF THE MONTH – GRANDCHILD YELLS "HOORAY" FOR GIFT THAT MEDICAID SAYS IS OK

This is a case where a client took advantage of one of the exceptions to the long-term Medicaid transfer penalty rules to shift the burden of the cost of care to Medicaid while helping fund her grandchild's college education.

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TAX CREDIT FOR DAY CARE OF DEPENDENT

If you have a dependent (i.e., a young child, an elderly parent or a disabled child) who lives with you more than one-half the year and who cannot be left alone, you might be entitled to a tax credit.

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