This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on June 5, 2017. Dear Mr. Premack: My mother is in rehab after a fall. I need to be able to pay her bills and handle some of her financial transactions for a few weeks. I’ve been told that I should get a Durable Power…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on April 24, 2017. Dear Mr. Premack: I currently have a special and general Power of Attorney from my wife, in order to close on a home equity loan. My bank had recently informed me that they could not close on the loan due to…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on January 30, 2017. Last week we looked at proposals in the 85th regular session of the Texas Legislature relating to financial accountability toward the elderly. The legislature will also entertain a variety of proposals which were formulated by the State Bar of Texas. Some…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express News on January 25, 2017. Dear Mr. Premack: The Texas Legislature is in session again. Are there any pending bills that would affect the way I have done my estate planning? What should I be expecting when it comes to changes in the law? – T.N.…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and on MySA.com on 8-14-2015. Dear Mr. Premack: My mom and I own a house together, and are both on the mortgage. I currently live in the house and my mother is in a nursing home on Medicaid. I’m wanting to sell the house. What can…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and on MySA.com on July 29, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: My mother is stricken with dementia, and I need to move her to a memory care nursing facility. The facility costs about $6,000 a month. She fortunately has about $4700 monthly income after taxes, so she’s…
This column first appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and its MySA.com website on July 7, 2015. Dear Mr. Premack: My mother recently named me as Agent in a perfectly valid, attorney prepared Durable Power of Attorney. Mother is of sound mind but is physically frail, and she asked me to go to her Credit…
