Miscellaneous News & Articles

Check out this interesting article regarding voter capacity. It touches on issues of defining standards for capacity levels in relation to losing voting rights. The article discusses what types of limits should be in place to prevent against voter fraud of incapacitated individuals. On the other hand, the question in each guardianship case is whether or […]READ POST »

“…Dr. Goodenough’s story suggests that some people actually become more creative as they grow older. Unfortunately, those late-blooming geniuses have to contend with powerful biases against them. The highest-value patents often come from the oldest inventors — those over the age of 55.” Click here to read: To Be a Genius, Think Like a 94-Year-OldREAD POST »

Christine is speaking to the St. Louis Paralegal Association today on a variety of elder law topics, including estate planning, special needs trusts, probate administration and Medicare Set-Asides. Please see Christine’s presentation —https://www.alsopelderlaw.com/about-alsop-elder-law/event-seminar-calendar/READ POST »

The ABLE Act is changing the way that people who have disabilities can work, save money and spend money on qualified disability expenses. Click below for Christine’s brief presentation in PDF on the ABLE Act Basics, including answers to the following: What makes someone eligible to be a designated beneficiary of an ABLE account? Who […]READ POST »

True or False? Do you have to have anything in writing in order to act on behalf of your college-aged child in the case of a medical emergency? Click here for the answerREAD POST »

A letter to the editor, in this week’s St. Louis Post Dispatch, written by Mary Schaefer, Executive Director of the Mid-East Area Agency on Aging, sheds some light on the hard truths that our seniors are facing today. Read the article here » “One in three seniors struggles to meet the most basic needs of […]READ POST »

Christine took her clients and staff to an amazing performance by the Women’s HOPE Chorale of St. Louis and the Cortango Orquesta at the Sheldon Concert Hall and Art Galleries last night. The music and dancing was awe inspiring and enjoyed by all. This post is quite apropos on this International Women’s Day because the […]READ POST »

Falling is always just something you hear about until you have a family member or friend, who is elderly, actually fall him/herself. Falling is a serious cause of injury and death amongst those who are elderly. *One of out five falls causes serious injury and, in 2013, 25,464 deaths, among adults aged ≥65, were attributed to […]READ POST »

For those who work with people who are elderly or have friends or family members who are elderly, please take a moment to scan this article, put out by the National Council on Aging, which outlines the three most popular scams targeting seniors. Our office has personally dealt with some of these fraudulent communications. These […]READ POST »

The Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, as part of H.B. 34, the 21st Century Cures, was passed this week with bipartisan support. This Act will allow a person who has special needs to sign his or her own first-party special needs trust. Previously, only a parent, grandparent, guardian or court could establish such a trust […]READ POST »