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Relevant answers to the most common questions about estate planning and elder law.
Estate Planning
What Do I Need Besides a Will?
Justin, When our children were young, my wife and I set up basic wills to make sure they were taken care of if anything happened …
Medicaid Benefits
Will Selling My Home Mess Up My Husband’s Medicaid?
Justin, About 18 months ago my husband was approved for nursing home Medicaid. I was allowed to keep my house. I’m considering a move to …
Medicaid Benefits
Do You Have to Be Broke to Get Help?
Justin, We just transferred my dad from in-patient rehab to long-term care in a nursing home. Medicare was paying for his rehab, but the first …
Long-Term Care Planning
Where Do I Start With My Parents?
Justin, I have been trying for years to get my parents to see an attorney to set up an estate plan, but so far they …
Veterans Benefits
What Should I Be Doing For My Mother? – Part 3
Justin, My mother just turned 75. She’s healthy for her age, but I’m starting to see things that concern me. I want to help her, …
Estate Planning
What Should I Be Doing For My Mother? – Part 2
Justin, My mother just turned 75. She’s healthy for her age, but I’m starting to see things that concern me. I want to help her, …
Long-Term Care Planning
What Should I Be Doing For My Mother? – Part 1
Justin, My mother just turned 75. She’s healthy for her age, but I’m starting to see things that concern me. I want to help her, …
Long-Term Care Planning
Is the Life Insurance Policy Safe?
Justin, I’m helping my dad file for Medicaid to help with his nursing home. He has a life insurance policy meant to cover his funeral. …
Long-Term Care Planning
Do We Need a Miller Trust?
Justin, My mom isn’t far from needing to move to an assisted living facility or a nursing home. We’ve been told she needs a Miller …
Estate Planning
Can Dad Sign a Will in a Hospital?
Justin, My dad is in the hospital and not doing well. We’ve been advised that we should make sure he has his affairs in order. …
