General Estate Planning

Historically, the estate tax has come and gone, and in recent years, there has been a great deal of interest in trying to do away with the estate tax again. Donald Trump won this year’s [...]

In previous months, we’ve discussed Medicaid planning and the importance of planning ahead for the possibility of nursing home care.  But you don’t want to take planning advice from just [...]

By Linda Melancon, Attorney at Law   When you begin thinking about estate planning and which assets to leave to certain family members or friends, the china, photo albums, or expensive [...]

As a Louisiana estate planning, estate administration and elder law attorney, I am often asked about trusts. In planning for a young, irresponsible, or disabled child, it is often advisable to [...]

Probate literally means “to prove,” and proving and distributing property according to a last will and testament has become known as the probate process. This procedure takes place in the probate [...]

As I read today’s Baton Rouge Advocate, there was yet another story about the legal wranglings going on between Tom Benson, the owner of the New Orleans Saints and Pelicans, and his child, Renee [...]

For those of you who follow my blogs and monthly articles, you know that last year I wrote a three-part series on the civil death penalty, or interdiction as it is known in Louisiana. Those [...]

Today is National Senior Citizen Day! Ronald Regan established this day 25 years ago as a time to recognize the contributions and achievements older adults have made throughout their lives. He [...]

In 2008, Congress proclaimed the third week in October as National Estate Planning Awareness Week. According to a WealthCounsel survey, nearly 70% of the respondents indicated that Americans fail [...]

Everyone fears the day when we unable to take care of our aging parents anymore. It leaves adult children feeling overwhelmed and heartbroken. A few of the most complicated decisions they face is [...]