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Many people, especially seniors, see joint ownership of investment and bank accounts as a cheap and easy way to avoid probate since joint...

We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care...

2/22/2018 Law Firm added Free Booklet Bedsores should not happen while in a nursing home or hospital. Often they are due to neglect and...

Use these strategies if a loved one dies and you’re not sure whether he or she had a policy–from a Q&A of Kim Lankford of Kiplinger.com...

The Idaho Supreme Court rules that the state may recover Medicaid benefits from the entire value of a property that a Medicaid recipient...

People often wonder about the value of using irrevocable trusts in Medicaid planning. Certainly gifting of assets can be done outright,...

Why should the elderly that aren’t as mobile as they used to be, or live in an assisted living facility or are even at home wheelchair...

Good article via Jennifer Woods at Imagine working for decades so that one day you could pass your assets on to your children or...

Free download. NYC Department of Aging resources. Free benefits guide for senior citizens. For 2014, this guide from NYY.gov  is a...

As an Elder Law attorney  for over 25 years  I have recently been getting more and more questions about Health Care Proxys. Below are...

Doing Medicaid Planning for clients, I often get asked the question: “How does medicaid determine if my gifts were made to qualify for...

Medi-Cal (Medicaid) recipient Merver Mays died, leaving her house as her only asset. Ms. Mays’ daughter, Betty Bedford, petitioned the...

Make Sure Your Life Insurance Is Not Taxed at Your Death [via Elder Law Answers] Although your life insurance policy may pass to your...

The Associated Press PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state judge on Friday said Casey Kasem’s daughter, not her stepmother, is in...

If you are worried that disappointed heirs could contest your will or trust after you die, one option is to include a “no-contest clause”...

Some timely tax news from Forbes staff writer Ashlea Ebeling: It’s no April Fool’s joke. New York state doubled its estate tax exemption...

Thanks to AgingCare.com & Lori Johnston for contributing these often forgotten tips: Before filing your taxes, don’t miss out on...

Get good advice before putting mom and dad’s house on the market. Amy Hoak, MarketWatch. Selling an inherited house isn’t easy. There’s...

What to do when Medicare Advantage insurers drop large numbers of doctors from their plans? Raymond H. Welch, a dermatologist in Rhode...

All trusts should be reviewed every few years to make sure that they are up-to-date with the law and meet your goals today. Following is...