by Christine | Sep 13, 2011 | Estate Planning |
There are many options to protect your children from themselves but the options are the epitome of tough love. Still, they could help your child in the end. While planning for your estate addresses many concerns, likely providing your loved ones is at the top of the...
by Christine | Sep 12, 2011 | Elder Law, Medi-Cal Long Term Care, Special Needs Trusts |
Deciding how to leave your assets to your kids is tricky enough. If your adult child has a chronic disability, the task is much more complicated. Estate planning is never easy, if only because it means thinking about protecting your loved ones when you’re no longer...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2011 | Estate Planning |
Retained income trusts are an excellent option if you choose to make a lifetime transfer to your children. Unfortunately, estate planning opportunities tend to be hard to time. Practically speaking, you tend to not be “done” with your estate when the law creates a...
by Christine | Sep 9, 2011 | Estate Planning |
Retained income trusts are an excellent option if you choose to make a lifetime transfer to your children. Unfortunately, estate planning opportunities tend to be hard to time. Practically speaking, you tend to not be “done” with your estate when the law creates a...
by Christine | Sep 8, 2011 | Estate Planning |
One of the main goals of asset protection is to settle the case before it gets to court. We tend to think of the law as a rigid structure, unless of course it’s bending to help us. On the other hand, the law also might bend against us… and that can be rather...
by Christine | Sep 8, 2011 | Estate Planning |
One of the main goals of asset protection is to settle the case before it gets to court. We tend to think of the law as a rigid structure, unless of course it’s bending to help us. On the other hand, the law also might bend against us… and that can be rather...
by Christine | Sep 7, 2011 | Elder Law |
A program that helps beneficiaries better understand how Medicare works is expanding to additional states. And the program’s founders could use your help. It’s no secret that Medicare is a difficult system to understand. Unfortunately, it’s a fact of life for our...
by Christine | Sep 7, 2011 | Elder Law |
A program that helps beneficiaries better understand how Medicare works is expanding to additional states. And the program’s founders could use your help. It’s no secret that Medicare is a difficult system to understand. Unfortunately, it’s a fact of life for our...
by Christine | Sep 6, 2011 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Medi-Cal Long Term Care |
Transfers to Children of Medi-Cal Applicant in Exchange for Promissory Notes Not Actuarially Sound As some of you may know, the guidelines surrounding eligibility for Medicare or Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California) can be fairly rigid. They exist to ensure people aren’t...
by Christine | Sep 3, 2011 | Elder Law |
The GAO study reinforced that for-profit nursing homes – which account for more than two-thirds of nursing homes nationwide – had more frequent and serious deficiencies than non-profit homes. Choosing the right nursing home for a loved one is no easy choice. There are...
