Irrevocable Trust Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Myths Why don’t more people do the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT)? The answer is that clients often get the wrong … February 11, 2025 2 MIN READ
Irrevocable Trust Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) v. Life Estate Deed Clients often ask whether the home should be deeded to the client’s adult children while retaining a life estate in … May 3, 2024 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Irrevocable Trust, Medicaid Asset Protection Trust, Trusts Asset Protection is Inheritance Protection Two overriding questions govern your choices in an elder law estate plan. First what will happen to your assets when … September 8, 2023 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Gift tax, Irrevocable Trust, Living Trusts, Medicaid Trusts Taxation of Trusts Revocable living trusts where the grantor (creator) and the trustee (manager) are the same person use the grantor’s social security … July 13, 2023 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Gift tax, Irrevocable Trust, Living Trusts, Medicaid Trusts Taxation of Trusts Revocable living trusts where the grantor (creator) and the trustee (manager) are the same person use the grantor’s social security … July 13, 2023 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Inheritance Trusts, Irrevocable Trust, Living Trusts, Medicaid Asset Protection Trust When Does a Trust Make Sense By now most people know that trusts avoid probate which is required with a will — if there are “probatable” … February 17, 2023 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Irrevocable Trust LONGEVITY INSURANCE – DEFERRED INCOME ANNUITY Deferred income annuities are a financial product that by definition are paid in one premium and payout after at least … December 29, 2015 2 MIN READ
Irrevocable Trust, Long Term Care Planning, NY Elder Law, Senior Health Care Low Expectations for Federal Long-Term Care Commission Last year federal legislation was passed affecting elder care issues. In particular the new law eliminated a floundering attempt to … March 1, 2013 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law, Financial Planning, Irrevocable Trust, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Trusts, Trust Transfers/Gifts The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) – Do’s and Don’ts by Michael Ettinger Attorney at Law The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) is a technique commonly used by elder law … April 13, 2010 2 MIN READ
