Before You Confront Your Parents about Power of Attorney
Tony Soprano’s mother, Livia, burns the mushrooms on the stove. Tony begs her to move into a “retirement community.” She replies that she doesn’t want to be in a “nursing home.” Tony bursts out that if she doesn’t agree he will take her to court to get a durable power of attorney. First, a Texas […]
Nursing Home Patients are Voters Too!
I wonder which candidate will win the nursing home vote. Have you ever wondered how many nursing home voters there are? In 2010, the Kaiser Foundation found that 91,717 individuals were residents in Texas nursing homes. Do you wonder if nursing home residents are exploited for their votes? Section 11.002 of the Texas Election Code […]
What is a conservator (or guardian) anyway?
You may have heard that Zsa Zsa Gabor’s daughter is asking a California court to be appointed “Conservator” over her mother’s affairs. New Mexico uses the term conservator while Texas uses the term “Guardianship of the Estate” to mean that a court is appointing someone to manage another person’s finances. Conservatorship/Guardianship isn’t just for millionaires. […]