How to Update Estate Planning After a Dementia Diagnosis
From The Death Readiness Podcast: Not your dad’s estate planning podcast by Jill Mastroianni - Estate Planning & Probate Attorney/Lawyer for Women
May 12, 2026 · 24 min · Episode 78
About this episode
Jill discusses how to navigate estate planning challenges after a dementia diagnosis.
What happens when a parent develops dementia and an attorney tells your family it’s “too late” to update estate planning? In this week’s Tuesday Triage episode, Jill walks through a real-life scenario involving outdated trusts, powers of attorney, probate versus non-probate property, and the estate planning opportunities that may still exist even after incapacity enters the picture. This episode explores how understanding asset titling, existing estate planning documents, and revocable trusts can help families creatively adapt an older estate plan to current realities.
People in this episode
Host: Jill Mastroianni
Topics covered
- estate planning
- dementia
- trusts
- powers of attorney
- incapacity
- asset titling
Keywords
- estate planning
- dementia
- trusts
- powers of attorney
- incapacity
- asset titling
- revocable trusts
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