Estate Planning
What Types Of Trust Are Out There?
Justin S. Elrod
James, I was talking with a friend at church she and her husband just made a family Trust. Is that different from a living trust? ...
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Probate
How Can We Keep This Out of Probate?
Justin S. Elrod
Justin, my dad recently passed away, and my mom has been hit with a surprise that we don’t know how to handle. She recently received ...
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Asset Protection
What If It’s Just Us?
Justin S. Elrod
Lindsey, my wife and I don’t have any children? Who will receive our assets once we are gone? – Jared Jared, if you have a ...
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Medicaid Benefits
Does Mom Need An Attorney To Get On Medicaid?
Justin S. Elrod
Melissa, my father just passed away, and my mother is going to live in a nursing home. All Mom has is her home, a couple ...
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Estate Planning
What Are The Options For Dad’s Care?
Justin S. Elrod
James, dad’s health has been failing for the last few years but has been able to live on his own up until now. I am ...
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Estate Planning
What Ancestry Surprise?
Justin S. Elrod
Lindsey, my husband recently submitted his DNA to learn more about his ancestry. In the process he discovered he had a daughter he had never ...
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Veterans Benefits
Are There Programs To Help With Home Care?
Justin S. Elrod
Justin, My name is Pam and I am a long-time reader of your column. I am writing about my mother, Geraldine. She lives at home ...
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Medicaid Benefits
Marital Assets and Medicaid
Justin S. Elrod
James, My friend’s wife just had to have her husband admitted to a nursing home and she was told that she would need to spend ...
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Asset Protection
What If I Don’t Have a Plan?
Justin S. Elrod
Lindsey, if I pass away, what happens to my family if I don’t have an estate plan? – Laney Laney, Arkansas law actually does provide ...
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Probate
What Is So Bad About Probate?
Justin S. Elrod
Lindsey, I keep hearing that I need a trust to avoid probate, but what exactly is probate and why is it so bad? – Jamie ...
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