SCAM ALERT: Tech Support Scams

Last Sunday I was awakened by an early morning phone call from Tech Support at Microsoft. They were calling to alert me to a problem on my computer. Fortunately, I knew this was a scam and hung up the phone, but many people have been fooled by scammers who are calling them to get them…

Should I Disinherit a Child with Special Needs?

Inexperienced or incompetent estate planning attorneys have a bad habit of telling parents of children with special needs to simply write their child out of their estate plan altogether in order to ensure that the child will qualify for government benefits if the parents pass away. While this approach might accomplish the goal of preserving…

NAELA Summit

I have spent the last three days in Newport Beach at a NAELA (National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys) summit meeting. While the program was set up as classes hosted by a speaker/moderator, the summit has been interactive. Questions have been posed In the sessions and the audience responds with electronic devices to give an…