Estate Planning Anticipating Potential Changes with Estate Planning Senator Bernie Sanders recently introduced the “99.5% Act” which is focused on the assets of the top 0.5% of wealthy … April 23, 2021 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Addressing Depression Following a Dementia Diagnosis A new study reveals how devastating a diagnosis of mental decline can be. Researchers found that rates of suicide raise … April 21, 2021 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills 3 Tips about Using Life Insurance In Your Estate Plan Many people realize that life insurance can play a valuable role if someone unexpectedly passes away. What a much smaller … April 14, 2021 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills 2 Estate Planning Issues for Business Owners Business owners led hectic lives. Understandably some things on business owner’s “To Do” lists end up getting delayed. Estate planning … April 12, 2021 3 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law The Truth Behind 3 Myths Concerning Asset Ownership and Nursing Homes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are 15 600 nursing homes in the United States and … April 10, 2021 2 MIN READ
Case Examination, Estate Planning Lessons Learned About Residuary Clauses after Odom v. Coleman In the recent case of Odom v. Coleman a brother and sister initiated legal action against another in a matter … April 7, 2021 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Factors to Consider When Deciding Whether a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust Is Right for You If you’ve been considering making a gift to take advantage of the current lifetime federal estate tax emotions you’ve likely … April 6, 2021 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning 3 Critical Estate Planning Steps People of All Ages Should Take Regardless of your age it’s critical to engage in estate planning to make sure you assert adequate choices over your … April 3, 2021 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Planning 4 Details about Utilizing Crisis Medicaid Planning Medicaid is a federal and state program available to individuals who satisfy certain eligibility requirements. Disbursements from Medicaid are designed … April 3, 2021 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
Newspaper Column The Farmer’s Daughters A farmer came in to see us recently with this dilemma. He had a working farm where his twenty something … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Can I Get Kicked Out of My Assisted Living Home? A recent story out of Virginia recently received a great deal of national attention. An 83-year-old grandmother of five and … December 15, 2019 2 MIN READ
