Justin, after waiting four months for a decision my mother was recently denied Medicaid for being over-resourced. The nursing home said before they could apply for Medicaid she had to spend all her savings to below $2,000, but she would be able to keep her house.
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Justin, I have a son who has down syndrome. I want to make sure he is taken care of when I die, but I don’t want him to lose his disability payment. Should I disinherit him and leave everything to the person I want to take care of him?
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Justin, I just had a revocable trust drawn up, and I think I understand what it does and why I did it, but after reading the information on your website, I’m curious about the difference between a revocable trust, like I have, and an irrevocable trust. Should I have done an irrevocable trust?
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Justin, One of my neighbors recently had a trust prepared, and he told me he paid $1,000 for it. Another friend of mine had her trust done last month, and she said it cost her $3,000. What could justify the difference in fees? Aren’t all trusts pretty much the same?
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Justin, my second husband has dementia and will need a nursing home soon. When my first husband died, I inherited around $135,000 from him, which I have always kept separate in my second marriage. I was recently told that Medicaid will take my inheritance from me when my husband goes into a nursing home. This is not his money! Can this be legal?
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Justin, I have a grandson with special needs, and I’d like to provide for him after I die without hurting his ability to receive government assistance. What is the best way to do that?
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Justin, My father named my minor children as beneficiaries on CDs he owned. My father has recently passed; I’m being told that I cannot get access to those funds unless I obtain a guardianship over my own children. Is this true?
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Justin, I know that my wife and I need a trust to keep our things out of probate court, and I’ve been reading up on my options. I have seen that there are basically two types of trusts, revocable and irrevocable. What is the difference, and how do I know which one is right for us?
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Justin, My son recommended that I contact an attorney about having power of attorney documents prepared. I have never wanted to sign a power of attorney because I want to manage my own business, but I’ve decided to do it now to appease him. What rights will I give up when I sign a power of attorney?
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Justin, my wife and I retired a few months ago. We are both in our sixties, in good health, and regularly travel to visit our children in Colorado and Florida. We have not set up a formal estate plan, and I feel we might not need to at this point in our lives.
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