As we discussed last month, irrevocable trusts are legal documents that you cannot remove assets from and whose terms you cannot change the trust is established. These are most often created for [...]
This month is National Family Caregivers Month and what better time to recognize all of those who give so much of their time to help family members who are no longer able to care for themselves [...]
According to Department of Veterans Affairs census estimates, there are approximately 13 million veterans and their single surviving spouses age 65 and older. Comparing this to a total of 41 [...]
Recently, the Department of Veterans Affairs passed the first cost-of-living adjustment since 2008 which has increased VA benefits by 3.6%. The Senate approved the Veteran’s Compensation [...]
Today is the 70th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day. On December 07, 1941, Japanese forces attacked America’s naval bases in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. America declared war on Japan and we entered into [...]
VA Aid and Attendance is a benefit that might be available to help pay the cost of long term care for a veteran or the surviving spouse of a veteran. Unfortunately, finding someone to give you [...]
This morning at my rotary club meeting we had Mike Johnson, director of the electronic crimes office of the Louisiana attorney general’s office speak to our club. This unit began in 2002 [...]
A few weeks ago, on January 6th, I, along with many other Tiger fans from Louisiana, made that long drive from Baton Rouge to Dallas. However, unlike most of those heading to Dallas for the [...]