Texas Elder Law 2022

About the Author

• About the Author

Acknowledgments

• Acknowledgments

Appendix Sample Documents and Forms

• APPENDIX Sample Documents and Forms

Chapter 1 Texas Elder Rights and Protections

• Chapter 1-1 Elder Rights in Texas
• Chapter 1-2 Durability of Rights
• Chapter 1-3 Protection of Elderly Texans
• Chapter 1-4 Enforcement of Legal Rights of the Elderly
• Chapter 1-5 Rights of Elderly Texans in Medical Institutions
• Chapter 1-6 Patients' Rights and Health Insurance
• Chapter 1-7 Commercial Protections
• Chapter 1-8 Protections from Financial Crimes
• Chapter 1-9 Conclusion

Chapter 10 When Death Strikes

• Chapter 10-1 Introduction
• Chapter 10-2 Emotional Issues
• Chapter 10-3 Location of Death
• Chapter 10-4 The Autopsy
• Chapter 10-5 Organ Donation Issues
• Chapter 10-6 Funeral Issues
• Chapter 10-7 Administrative Issues
• Chapter 10-8 Assets and Accounts That Pass Outside Probate
• Chapter 10-9 Homestead Occupancy
• Chapter 10-10 Tax Issues
• Chapter 10-11 Income Tax Issues for the Estate, Fiduciaries, Survivors, and Heirs
• Chapter 10-12 Income, Deductions, and Exemptions
• Chapter 10-13 Texas Tax Issues
• Chapter 10-14 Federal Wealth Transfer Taxes
• Chapter 10-15 Conclusion

Chapter 11 Probate

• Chapter 11-1 Introduction
• Chapter 11-2 Probate: A Definition
• Chapter 11-3 Types of Texas Probate
• Chapter 11-4 The Probate Proceeding
• Chapter 11-5 Avoiding Probate
• Chapter 11-6 Conclusion

Chapter 2 Family and Marital Issues

• Chapter 2-1 Community Property
• Chapter 2-2 Common Law Marriage: Informal Marriage
• Chapter 2-3 Premarital Agreements
• Chapter 2-4 Divorce
• Chapter 2-5 Grandparents' Rights
• Chapter 2-6 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Texas Homestead Rights

• Chapter 3-1 What Is a Homestead?
• Chapter 3-2 Homestead Tax Reductions
• Chapter 3-3 Capital Gains Exemption
• Chapter 3-4 Exemptions from Judgment
• Chapter 3-5 The Net Result
• Chapter 3-6 Insurance and Retirement Funds
• Chapter 3-7 Home Equity Loans
• Chapter 3-8 Reverse Mortgages
• Chapter 3-9 Conclusion

Chapter 4 Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, and the Elderly

• Chapter 4-1 What Is Dementia?
• Chapter 4-2 Alzheimer's Disease
• Chapter 4-3 Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
• Chapter 4-4 Legal Implications of Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease
• Chapter 4-5 Estate Planning for Patients with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Forms of Dementia
• Chapter 4-6 Conclusion

Chapter 5 Managing Resources of the Elderly

• Chapter 5-1 Introduction
• Chapter 5-2 The Power of Attorney
• Chapter 5-3 Guardianship
• Chapter 5-4 Community Administration
• Chapter 5-5 Social Security Representative Payee
• Chapter 5-6 Account Management
• Chapter 5-7 Conclusion

Chapter 6 Paying for Long-Term Care

• Chapter 6-1 Introduction
• Chapter 6-2 Government Programs
• Chapter 6-3 Medicare's Home Health Care Coverage
• Chapter 6-4 Hospice and Respite Care
• Chapter 6-5 Medicaid, CHIP, and the Affordable Care Act
• Chapter 6-6 Medicaid Planning
• Chapter 6-7 Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (MERP)
• Chapter 6-8 No Recovery by the State
• Chapter 6-9 Medicaid Benefits
• Chapter 6-10 Qualified Medicare Beneficiary (QMB) Program
• Chapter 6-11 Long-Term Care Insurance
• Chapter 6-12 Medigap Policies
• Chapter 6-13 Conclusion

Chapter 7 Texas Advance Directives

• Chapter 7-1 Introduction
• Chapter 7-2 Patient Self Determination Act
• Chapter 7-3 Doctrine of Informed Consent
• Chapter 7-4 Texas Consent to Medical Treatment Act
• Chapter 7-5 Texas Advance Directives Act
• Chapter 7-6 Limitation of Liability for Withholding or Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Procedures
• Chapter 7-7 Medical Power of Attorney
• Chapter 7-8 Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
• Chapter 7-9 Health Care Facility Do-Not-Resuscitate Order
• Chapter 7-10 Conclusion

Chapter 8 Wills

• Chapter 8-1 Introduction
• Chapter 8-2 Intestacy—An Estate Plan By-Default (and Something to Avoid)
• Chapter 8-3 Fundamental Requirements and Provisions Relating to Texas Wills
• Chapter 8-4 Valuable Options
• Chapter 8-5 Testamentary Trusts
• Chapter 8-6 Safeguarding the Will
• Chapter 8-7 Conclusion

Chapter 9 Trusts

• Chapter 9-1 Introduction
• Chapter 9-2 Creation and Validity of Texas Trusts
• Chapter 9-3 Types of Trusts of Interest to the Elderly
• Chapter 9-4 Conclusion

Foreword

• Foreword

Preface

• Preface