Financial Exploitation: Dutiful Child or Manipulator of Older Adults? From Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen

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As parents age and their physical and mental capacities diminish, it is natural for their adult children (recognizing the parents’ decreasing ability to care for themselves) to step in and help them. Often, a specific child will take over the bulk of the responsibilities, such as taking the parent to doctor’s appointments or the attorney’s […]

Silent Trust: Could I Be the Beneficiary of a Trust and Not Know It? from Austin Estate Planning Attorney Liz Nielsen

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People who have accumulated a substantial amount of wealth during their lifetime are often reluctant to disclose the full extent of their wealth to their children. Although there may be a number of good reasons for high-net-worth individuals to create a trust with their children as beneficiaries, the phrase “trust fund baby” immediately brings to […]