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Taking Control of Your Possible Disability
There may come a point in your life when you are unable to make decisions for yourself. This inability may be temporary—such as a temporary...
The Benefits of a Trust Protector
When a person passes away, his property passes on to other individuals. If the decedent dies with a last will and testament, then his property will...
Second Marriages and Estate Litigation
In the past five years, I’ve noticed an acceleration of a trend that, in my opinion, is likely to result in an increase in the number of estates...
Planning for Medicaid Eligibility
Medicaid is a government health payment plan for needy individuals. In order to qualify for Medicaid benefits, an individual must have a very...
What Did You Do for Your Parents?
What did you do for your parents? This is a question that some people ask me during a consultation appointment. I think it’s a smart question...
Is the Medicaid Process Fair?
Medicaid is a health payment plan for needy individuals. When a person enters a nursing home or assisted living residence, he is faced with a...
How Much Tax Do I Owe?
“How much tax do I have to pay on my inheritance?” the client asked. The lawyer said, “It depends on what you inherited.” When a person, called the...
Can You Refuse an Inheritance
When a person dies, he leaves his property—called his “Estate”—behind to be distributed to certain people. Who those people are depends on various...
Can the Nursing Home Kick Dad to the Curb?
When a client of mine goes to live in a nursing home, his family members often have a great number of concerns. One of the most frequent concerns I...
Common Misconceptions
There are several misconceptions that I hear from clients on a regular basis. I thought I would take the time to write about several of the...
A Living Will Is not a Death Warrant
If you read my column regularly, you know that I recommend anyone over the age of eighteen having three, basic estate planning documents—a last will...
The Only Thing You Have To Fear Is Fear Itself
By concentrating my practice in one area—elder law—I see the same issue arise time-and-time again, so I understand the public’s reaction to certain...
What’s in a Name
What’s in a name? You would be surprised with the number of people who use a name other than their legal name and who aren’t even sure what their...
The General Durable Power of Attorney
Of all the estate planning documents, I think the most important document is a financial power of attorney. A financial power of attorney is often...
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Protecting Assets with a Trust
When a family member needs long-term care, the family has many concerns, not the least of which is the cost of the care and their ability to pay those costs. Care in a nursing home costs anywhere from $10,000 to $15,000 a month. Care in an assisted living residence...
Mom’s Journey to the Nursing Home, Part II
The last article I wrote began mom’s journey to the nursing home. Mom had fallen at home and broken her hip. After a brief stay in the hospital in order to have surgery for her broken hip, mom entered a rehabilitation center—also known as a nursing home—to receive...
Mom’s Journey to the Nursing Home
When a parent needs long-term care, there is often a common pattern. Mrs. Smith, aged 85, falls at home and breaks her hip. She is taken to a hospital. At the hospital, she receives surgery for her broken hip. After the surgery, Mrs. Smith receives acute...
Will I Lose My Medicare?
“When I qualify for Medicaid benefits will I lose my Medicare benefit?” I get this question quite often from clients. A substantial part of my practice is planning to qualify my clients for Medicaid eligibility. I have been helping clients with Medicaid planning for...
Can the Nursing Home Send Mom Home?
When a family member needs long-term care in a nursing home, her family is often distraught—distraught because mom is failing mentally and physically, distraught because the family is unable to provide the care mom needs, distraught because the family is concerned no...
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