The Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act allows a person with a disability to establish a savings plan to help pay for expenses related to his or her disability without penalty of losing public benefits. While the ABLE Act is a federal law, ABLE accounts are established and managed under state law. Understanding what […]
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What are Survivors Benefits: A Brief History Economic insecurity was a social issue our nation addressed over 80 years ago with the enactment of the Social Security Act in 1935. What most people don’t realize is that the Act also provides survivors benefits: spouses, children, and dependent parents of a deceased worker can receive survivors
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Attorney Adriane S. Grace’s article, “What the Estate Planning Attorney Needs to Know About Social Security Fee Authorization and the New Executive Orders“, was published in the latest issue of The REPTL Reporter (Volume 58, Issue 2 May 2020). The REPTL Reporter (REPTL) is the official journal of the Real Estate, Probate and Trust Law
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The North Texas Probate Bench Bar is a yearly conference held in March during which time members from the probate bench and bar (judges and attorneys) from North Texas come together to hear updates on important legal topics in Estate Planning, Probate, and Guardianship. This year, Attorney Adriane S. Grace was selected by the planning
If you have called Social Security recently, you probably heard a recorded message notifying you about ongoing social security scams. Unfortunately, scammers frequently target our most vulnerable members of society: the elderly and disabled. Thus, it is important to understand how these scams work and know what steps you should take if you, or a
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In the United States, Social Security is frequently talked about in the news, but poorly understood. As a result, most people think Social Security is a “government handout”, or some form of welfare for the poor. What people fail to understand is that Social Security is primarily an insurance program for workers. And just like
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