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 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...
by Christine | Sep 2, 2011 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Tax Planning |
Market volatility may be tough on the nerves, but it could be a boon for wealthy families looking to shelter assets from taxes while helping their children. Watching the market nowadays is hardly a soothing pastime. It seems that once again we’re watching our futures...