Caregiving, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Senior Financial Exploitation, Senior Health Care 7 Limitations to Medicare With more people approaching the age of 65 a growing number of people are considering the potential benefits available from … April 7, 2022 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Coronavirus Deaths Encourage New Elder Law Guidelines Delegates for the Association for Behavioral Analysis’ recently approved several guidelines related to the news of older people in the … April 7, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Special Administrators, Wills Understanding Special Administrators: Lessons Learned from In Re Estate of Jones The South Dakota Supreme Court recently reversed a circuit court’s order denying a petition pursuing appointment of a special administrator … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning The Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act and Estate Planning: Lessons Learned from Rickard v. Coulimore In the recent case of Rickard v. Coulimore the plaintiff purchased the subject residential real estate from a living trust. … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Updates Made to State Voting Laws for People with Limited Capacity Fewer rights are more fundamental than the right to vote in the United States. Unfortunately many people take the right … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Senior Health Care Dobson Highlights Challenges with Medicare Part D Medication Coverage On February 11 2022 the appellate court for the 11th circuit reversed a decision by a lower court. The appellate … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Gift tax, Inheritance Trusts, Minor Trusts What to Consider Following the Increase in the Annual Gift Tax Exclusion In 2022 the annual exclusion for federal Gift Taxes was increased to $16 000 per individual annually. Even though a … March 14, 2022 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills Crisis and Estate Planning Documents The 2020s have been filled with tension. First in 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic emerged. Then race tensions hit an all-time … March 14, 2022 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Senior Health Care Geriatric Guidelines Suggest How to Improve Elderly Care The substantial growth of elderly adults in the United States leads to more emergency room visits and complications from injuries … March 14, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Senior Financial Exploitation Stolen Home: Elderly Mother Claims Deed Conveyed to Son Via Fraud Most discussions of elder financial exploitation include accusations of unique scams targeted at trusting seniors. As we discussed last week … May 15, 2013 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (”mapt”) For those who don't qualify for long-term care insurance or can't afford it, The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust ("MAPT") can … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Case Examination, Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Lessons from Heiting v. the United States: Utilizing Claim-Of-Right Deductions In the recent case Heiting v. the United States an appellate court denied a claim-of-right deduction in accordance with Section … February 21, 2022 2 MIN READ
