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Why Everyone Should Have an Estate Plan
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August 1, 2021

Why Everyone Should Have an Estate Plan

Having a Estate Plan is super important, I get it, it's easy to plan for the things we enjoy and that make us happy like vacations and getting togethe...

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Passing Assets to Grandchildren Through a Generation-Skipping Trust (GST Tax Exemption)
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July 30, 2021

Passing Assets to Grandchildren Through a Generation-Skipping Trust (GST Tax Exemption)

The GST tax exemption A tool to generate future tax savings The generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax can have harsh consequences. Those who take ful...

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Britney Spears Case Puts Renewed Focus on Guardianships and Less Restrictive Alternatives
Guardianship

July 29, 2021

Britney Spears Case Puts Renewed Focus on Guardianships and Less Restrictive Alternatives

Britney Spears’s legal fight to wrest back control over her personal and financial affairs has flooded the issue of guardianship in Klieg lights. Whil...

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The Issues with Inheritance and Medicaid
Elder Law

June 25, 2021

The Issues with Inheritance and Medicaid

Costly mistakes can be made when it comes to inheritance and Medicaid. When a person is drawing Medicaid benefits and inherits money or property, that...

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President Biden Proposes Billions in Increased Funding for Home Health Care
Healthcare Planning

June 22, 2021

President Biden Proposes Billions in Increased Funding for Home Health Care

President Biden has introduced a plan to spend $400 billion over eight years on home health care and community-based care for the elderly and people w...

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Advocacy Groups Call for Abolishing Medicaid Estate Recovery
Medicaid Planning

June 22, 2021

Advocacy Groups Call for Abolishing Medicaid Estate Recovery

To qualify for Medicaid eligibility of long-term care, you must satisfy very complicated financial eligibility rules—rules that often can be traps for...

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Younger Adults Now More Likely to Have a Last Will and Testament
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June 22, 2021

Younger Adults Now More Likely to Have a Last Will and Testament

A new survey has found that motivated in part by the coronavirus pandemic, younger adults are more likely to have a last will and testament than middl...

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Danger of Using an Online Power of Attorney Form
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June 22, 2021

Danger of Using an Online Power of Attorney Form

A recent court case involving a power of attorney demonstrates the problem with using online estate planning forms instead of hiring an estate plannin...

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Why a Will is Necessary
Estate Planning

June 18, 2021

Why a Will is Necessary

A Caring.com wills survey shows the number of Americans with a will has had a minimal increase of only 2.5 percent over the past year. Overall, the pe...

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