Oct 20, 2015 | Medicaid Planning, Medical Power of Attorney, Trusts, Veterans, Wills
Family business contribute over 70 percent of global productions, but owners of them don’t update their estate planning. It’s estimated that over 50 percent of family business owners didn’t update estate planning for more than five years. Perfect and updated family...Aug 18, 2015 | Estate Planning, Healthcare Planning, HIPAA Release, Medical Power of Attorney, Trusts
The special needs community and its advocates are making headway as of late. Last month, the IRS proposed regulations for the new state-sponsored ABLE accounts. In addition, the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act was reintroduced to Congress earlier this year and...May 15, 2015 | Adult Children, Elder Exploitation, Elder Fraud, Elder Law, HIPAA Release, Long-Term Care Planning, Medical Power of Attorney
Most people do not want to think about, let alone discuss, the sexual habits of their parents. For most people, the elderly are asexual beings. They do not have physical desires. However, if forced to look at the issue, all of us will come to the realization that...Apr 7, 2015 | Durable Power of Attorney, Healthcare Planning, Long-Term Care Planning, Medical Power of Attorney, VA Disability, VA Pension Planning, Veterans, Wills
If you are a veteran or if you have one in your family, you may be shocked to know that a Government Accounting Office Report to Congress in August of 2013 revealed the following about some who make themselves out to be “advisors” to veterans seeking benefits: VA...Nov 11, 2014 | Adult Children, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medical Power of Attorney, Trusts, VA Pension Planning, Wills
Understanding Social Security Survivor Benefits Survivors Benefits According to the Social Security Administration, a surviving spouse may be eligible to receive the deceased spouse’s full retirement benefits at full retirement age (“FRA”). For survivor benefits only,...Sep 11, 2014 | Advance Directives, Directive to Physicians, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Healthcare Planning, HIPAA Release, Long-Term Care Planning, Medical Power of Attorney
Our mortality is often very difficult for us to discuss even with the people who need to know our wishes the most. Too often I see clients who think that estate planning means they are just dealing with who gets their stuff when they die. Who gets what when is just...