Today Congress passed one of NAELA’s top legislative priorities: provisions that protect children with disabilities of members of the military by allowing their parents’ survivor benefits to go into a special needs trust. The provisions were passed as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) of 2015 and are substantively equivalent to the Disabled […]
Read More »Eric R. Oalican Selected as a Super Lawyer and Ashley Aubuchon Recognized as a Rising Star for 2014 in the November Issue of Boston Magazine.
Each year Super Lawyers® Magazine compiles a list of lawyers in Massachusetts who have achieved a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. The attorneys are selected by peer nomination, independent research and peer evaluation. Annually, no more than five (5%) percent of the lawyers in Massachusetts are selected by the Super Lawyer research […]
Read More »New Study Indicates That Exercise Can Lower Alzheimer’s Risk By 40 Percent
No matter how you spin it, the news that exercise may help prevent and treat Disease X doesn’t really qualify as a surprise. That’s the default assumption these days. But when Disease X is Alzheimer’s, a progressive and irreversible degenerative brain condition with few effective treatment options, the finding is worth a closer look. Data […]
Read More »Proposed Rules Would Offer New Assisted Living Protections for Massachusetts Citizens
Residents of assisted living homes would receive significant new protections under rules proposed by Massachusetts regulators — changes aimed at closing gaps that threatened elders’ safety. Under the strengthened regulations, assisted living residences would be prohibited from accepting residents so frail they need months of skilled nursing care. The rules also call for expanded training […]
Read More »What if My Spouse Requires Nursing Home Care in Massachusetts?
This is the second of several case studies designed to give examples of how Massachusetts elder law attorneys protect assets in the event a spouse requires nursing home care. Mr. and Mrs. Jones are in their late seventies. Their house is jointly owned and they have no mortgage. Their life savings total $300,000. Ten years […]
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