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Welcome to the September Issue of the

Texas Elder Law E-Letter

Our next free “Estate Planning Essentials” workshops will be held on Thursday, September 13, 2018 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 6, 2018 from 10:00 a.m. to noon. Seating is limited. Call (214) 720-0102 to register or sign up online at www.dallaselderlawyer.com.

Michael B. Cohen will be speaking for The Practice Management Group (CPAs) on “Estate and Long-Term Care Planning” on September 20, 2018.

Michael B. Cohen will also be speaking for the Texas Advanced Paralegals Society on “Estate and Long-Term Care Planning” on September 27, 2018.

On September 1, 2018, Michael B. Cohen was a guest on 570 AM and 660 AM radio shows of financial planner, Rick Foster, regarding the intersection between elder law and estate planning.

Also please join our walk team (“Michael’s Marchers”) for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s by registering here which will be held on September 29 at Nebraska Furniture Mart in The Colony, Texas and on October 13 at Dallas City Hall.

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 on Sound Cloud as indicated on our website www.dallaselderlawyer.com.

SUCCESS STORY OF THE MONTH – FINANCIALLY CHALLENGED UNMARRIED ADULT CHILD SAVES PARENT’S HOME FROM STATE’S REIMBURSEMENT CLAIM

Client’s largest resource is her $205,000 homestead which does not count as a resource for “means-tested” long-term Medicaid benefits.

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DID ARETHA FRANKLIN GIVE HER HEIRS ANY 'R-E-S-P-E-C-T"?

Aretha Franklin, the beloved “queen of soul” died on August 16 with an estimated $80 million estate without a Will or other estate planning documents.

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RETIREMENT ACCOUNT MEDICAID COUNTABILITY POLICY CHANGE ANNOUNCED BY TEXAS HHSC

The lead attorney for the Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced a major policy clarification on the treatment of retirement accounts.

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POSSIBLE LOSS OF HOME TO GOVERNMENT FOR REPAYMENT OF BENEFITS LEADS TO ELDER ABUSE

The granddaughter of an elderly California resident was recently sentenced to jail for 17 years for elder abuse after her grandmother was discovered with open wounds and bed sores.

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DEMENTIA PREVENTION? 12 DIFFERENT WAYS TO HELP YOUR MENTAL HEALTH

As we learn more about the causes of dementia, growing evidence of a healthy lifestyle is likely to reduce the risk of decline. Here are some of the ways to lower your risk of dementia.

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