• posted: Jul. 03, 2017

May is elder law month! May is Elder Law Month! One of the ongoing issues with the elderly in Florida is the aggressive scammers working hard to steal away assets from those Read More

• posted: Jul. 02, 2017

National Health Care Decision Day April 16th is National Health Care Decision Day, but any day is a good day to consider who would make a health care decision for you Read More

• posted: Jul. 01, 2017

Medicaid Funding Eligibility When Does Medicaid Help Fund Care in Assisted Living or Skilled Nursing? This Medicaid eligibility question often arises at that point when a person, or his or her adult Read More

• posted: Jun. 30, 2017

Disability Assistance in Florida, Part 2 Let’s face it. There is no easy way to quickly understand all you would need to know about the many avenues and requirements for disability Read More

• posted: Jun. 29, 2017

Disability Assistance Programs for All Ages Part 1 An elder law attorney serves as an excellent guide for clients over 65 who may need government disability assistance for their care.  However, Read More

• posted: Jun. 28, 2017

November Is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month President Ronald Reagan designated November as National Alzheimer’s Awareness Month in 1983 – at a time in the United States when fewer than 2 Read More

• posted: Jun. 27, 2017

Sarasota Elder Law Attorney Featured in “Women on the Scene” Teresa K. Bowman, Esq. was featured in the 2015 annual issue of “Women on the Scene” published by Scene Magazine in Read More

• posted: Jun. 25, 2017

Special Needs Trusts and Eligibility for Benefit Programs “About one in every five people in the United States has a disability.” – Surgeon General (MedlinePlus, Disabilities) Some children are born with a disability. Read More

• posted: Jun. 25, 2017

What is a Special Needs Trust? A Special Needs Trust is a very beneficial tool (or vehicle, we might say) that can dramatically improve the quality of life for someone who Read More

• posted: Jun. 24, 2017

October is Special Needs Law Month The National Association of Elder law Attorney’s (NAELA) has been celebrating “Special Needs Law Month” this October. Across the country, my fellow NAELA members have Read More

• posted: Jun. 22, 2017

Assistance Programs for the Disabled and Aged An elder law attorney serves as an excellent guide for clients over 65 who may need government assistance programs for their care. Often this Read More

• posted: Jun. 21, 2017

Florida Protected Homestead and Medicaid The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, which amended the Social Security Act, requires every state to recover against the estate of any Medicaid recipient, the Read More

• posted: Jun. 18, 2017

An Overview of Veteran Benefits For those who served, and for their survivors in some cases, there are valuable benefits available to veterans who need assistance at home at an assisted Read More

• posted: Jun. 15, 2017

Long Term Care Planning: Use of Family Agreements The use of family agreements in long term care planning is a constant in my practice for several reasons. First of all, I Read More

• posted: Jun. 12, 2017

Top 3 Long Term Life Planning Mistakes Everyone, regardless of their assets, can benefit from a through long term life planning process. Not everyone sees the value of consulting with a Read More

• posted: Jun. 10, 2017

Medicare Medicaid Comparison Snapshot With all the definitions, requirements, and restrictions of Medicare, Medicaid and VA Benefits, an reasonable person would request and NEED a road map to navigate the system. Read More