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Medicaid and Nursing Homes: What’s Covered and What’s Not?
Whether you are nearing retirement age or you are the loved one or family member of a senior, you have likely begun to understand the enormous costs of long-term care for the elderly. On top of that, the laws and rules in place for determining how to manage those...
Medicaid Transfer Requests Made Easy: Gathering the Right Evidence
If you or a loved one is facing a trip to a nursing home, you may be wondering how you’ll pay for the stay. Nursing facilities can be expensive and Medicaid can help, but if you’re not careful, you may run through all your savings in order to qualify. This is because...
College Forms Checklist: Make Sure You’re Not Forgetting Anything Important
For many people, college is the first time they’ll be away from home for any length of time. Since most college students are over 18, they are no longer legally minors and their parents are no longer empowered to make important decisions on their behalf. Since so many...
How to Avoid Challenges in Your Will or Trust
Although you may have taken the time to create well constructed wills and trusts, there are some common challenges which may present themselves upon your passing. Disputes amongst beneficiaries can result in bitter family relations, costly court proceedings and...
Planning for the Future: What to Watch For
If you’re past the age of retirement, planning for the future is never more important. While you may be in perfect health now, things can change quickly as you get older, and it’s essential that you be prepared. When it comes to estate planning, accounting for all...
Medicaid Protection Trust and When to Use One
Medicaid can be a great way for people with lower incomes to ensure that their health needs are met. In addition, it can be a useful tool for preparing for your health needs in your later years. Should something happen to you, and you need to stay in a nursing home,...
Now is a Good Time to Make Sure Your Plan is Up-To-Date
Has your financial or medical situation changed since your plan was created? Have any of your children or grandchildren gotten divorced and remarried, or started families of their own? Do your beneficiary designations continue to reflect your wishes? What about the...
Don’t Let Your Vacation Home Cause Double Probate Problems
When it comes to providing for your loved ones after you’ve passed on, you want to make things as easy as possible. This means, among other things, avoiding the lengthy and burdensome probate process. But even if you take the proper steps to protect your property, if...
The Objectives and Benefits of a Spendthrift Trust
A spendthrift trust is typically used to prevent a beneficiary from receiving his or her inheritance all at once. There are several reasons why a grantor (the person who creates the trust) might want to consider such an approach. The most obvious reason is that the...
Preserving Legacies: Navigating Alzheimer’s and Estate Planning with Compassion
Estate planning can be a difficult task under any circumstances. When it comes to working with a loved one suffering from dementia, however, it can be that much more fraught. Ensuring that all of the necessary documents are in place while treating your family member...
Building Up to Your Financial Milestones
When it comes to future planning, you can’t expect everything to happen at once. Achieving your financial goals takes both time and a well-thought-out plan. Nonetheless, it’s important to set benchmarks for yourself, so you know what you need to work towards. Reaching...
Myths and Misconceptions about Probate
Simply put, probate is a legal process for settling debts and distributing assets after a person passes away. There are many myths and misconceptions about the probate process, the most common of which we will dispel here. If the decedent had a will, his or her estate...
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