On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in social security disability on Thursday, June 21, 2018. People living with disabilities in California often struggle to hold a job. In many cases, they opt to apply for Social Security Disability benefits. These benefits provide a monthly cash income to those who are completely disabled and who have made sufficient contributions to Social Security during their working years.In many cases, an initial disability application...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in social security disability on Friday, June 15, 2018. Permanently disabled individuals in California and other states may want a better understanding of the role that their medical records might play in determining their eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits. Claimants may be surprised to learn that it is possible to file for Social Security Disability Insurance or Supplemental Security Income without submit...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in trusts & trust administration on Thursday, June 14, 2018. California residents can use trusts as a part of their estate plan to ensure that certain assets are managed according to their preferences. The person they select to oversee the trust should be aware of exactly what the role entails.When it comes to distribution, trusts make a distinction between principal and income. Many trusts, particular those that were estab...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in trusts & trust administration on Friday, June 8, 2018. We at The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC, strive to deliver personalized trust planning assistance for individuals in Redlands, California. We are proud to offer our knowledge and guidance to assist with the trust & trust administration of a revocable trust, testamentary trust, living trust, charitable trust, or express trust. We recognize how complex the trust a...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in trusts & trust administration on Wednesday, June 6, 2018. People in California who have estate plans centered on a trust may consider using a pour-over will in conjunction with their estate plan. This unique type of will can be useful if the grantor fails to transfer their assets in the trust over the course of their lifetime and there is no other will that specifies to whom those assets should be distributed.A pour-over...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC on Sunday, June 3, 2018. Confronting one's own mortality is never easy, especially when it involves witnessing the physical and/or mental decline of one or both parents.You may know or suspect that your mom or dad is no longer as cognitively sharp as he or she once was. But it is quite another matter to be confronted with undeniable proof that your parents can no longer live independently. Con artists prey on the elderlyIt's no co...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in estate administration & probate on Saturday, June 2, 2018. When a loved one dies in California, the beneficiary of a will needs to take a few important steps. The first step is to contact the executor or appointed administrator of the decedent's estate. It is important to ask the executor for a copy of the person's will and read the fine details. The second step is to find out if the estate will go through the probate pr...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in social security disability on Friday, June 1, 2018. If a California resident has had their application for disability benefits denied, it is possible to appeal the ruling. Those who have had their reconsideration appeal denied can ask for a hearing. To improve the odds of obtaining a favorable outcome in a benefits case, an applicant should provide as much information as possible about the injury. There should be enough ...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in veterans' benefits on Tuesday, May 22, 2018. Congress is working on a bill that would extend health benefits to Navy veterans living in California and elsewhere who were exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The bill, called the Blue Water Navy bill, is currently before the House Veterans' Affairs Committee. The U.S. military sprayed Agent Orange, a powerful herbicide, throughout Vietnam in an effort to destroy...
On behalf of The Elder and Disability Law Firm, APC posted in veterans' benefits on Monday, May 21, 2018. California readers may be interested in learning that Congress is working on a bill that would extend health benefits to approximately 90,000 sailors who may have been exposed to Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. The legislation ran into resistance in November, but an effort to get it passed was resumed by the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs' chairman in early May.Agent...
