I recently received a note from concerned grandparents. Their daughter had died, and their son- in-law worked twelve hours a day, seven days a week, and was often away on business trips for weeks at

NB: The following post reflects old law. Effective September 1, 2017, the Estates Code requires financial institutions to accept powers of attorney unless one or more enumerated grounds for refusal exist. See Texas Estates Code

A distraught mother contacted me. Her daughter was incapacitated in an intensive care unit as a result of a drug overdose, and her drug-addicted son-in-law was in control of making medical decisions for her. Naturally

I have written before about the importance of having health care directives. These documents allow you to appoint a trusted family member or friend to make medical decisions for you when you are incapacitated. Having paper

I got a phone call from a man last week seeking information on how to revoke a Medical Power of Attorney. After talking to him for a few minutes, I became confused. The man started

Last week, I received a note from someone who was serving as her 97 year old mother’s attorney in fact. She wanted to cash out some of her mother’s stock and use the proceeds to

If you are serving as a financial caregiver, you likely have a lot of questions about your responsibilities. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently released some booklets that may help answer them. Whether you’re an

A few weeks ago, my husband received a bill from a medical provider for some routine blood tests his physician had recommended. We had already received a bill for the same service, which was a

I got a message recently from a woman with questions about getting a power of attorney to handle her ailing father’s financial affairs. Her father was in a nursing home. He was suffering from dementia