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Long-Term Care Planning

How Can We Be Ready?

Justin, while visiting my parents for the holidays, I realized they have aged a lot over the past year.  I’m concerned about how they are ...
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Long-Term Care Planning

Can We Keep The Home?

Justin, My mother will be moving into a nursing home next week. She owns a house and a car, and she has about $25,000 in ...
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Asset Protection

Did We Use Our Trust Right?

Justin, My mother recently set up a trust, and she asked me to look over everything to see if I had any questions. Everything looks ...
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Asset Protection

Could My Kids Be Left Out?

Justin, My current wife and I are both in our second marriages. Each of us brought several children into this marriage. She has been pressuring ...
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Asset Protection

How Can I Plan Ahead for VA Benefits?

Justin, I read your comment that planning ahead for VA benefits is more crucial now than ever. Can you clarify why you say that and ...
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Veterans Benefits

What Changed at the VA?

Justin, I read some of the things you recently published about changes to the rules for VA benefits. Can you provide a quick rundown of ...
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Medicaid Benefits

The House Is Safe, Right?

Justin, My mom lives in a nursing home, and right now she’s on private pay. She has enough money to last the rest of this ...
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Long-Term Care Planning

Are We Too Late?

Justin, My mother is in the hospital right now, and her doctors are talking about moving her to rehab in a nursing home soon. Even ...
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Asset Protection

Can A Trust Protect Assets?

Justin, My mom and dad created a trust about twelve years ago. Almost everything they own is titled in the name of that trust. That ...
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Medicaid Benefits

How Can We Deal With The Income Cap?

Justin, My mother will be moving from assisted living to a nursing home later this month. When I met with the business office at the ...
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