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How to Protect Your Savings
The American dream is to work hard, build your life savings and purchase a home. But what happens when that dream is threatened? What if you want your family members to benefit from your hard work? There are ways to protect your savings from the ravages of long-term...
3 Ways to Avoid Probate
Probate or avoid probate - one of the main issues you must decide when creating your estate plan. For many people, probate is not the best solution for settling an estate. Probate proceedings can be long, expensive, and frustrating for the heirs and the executor....
Medicaid for Children, Parents & Caregivers
Many think they are not eligible for Medicaid because that’s only for elderly people. Nothing could be further from the truth. The Alabama Medicaid program offers Medicaid benefits to qualified children, parents, and caregivers. It’s important to understand the...
An Ethical Will and Your Estate Plan
As we pass through life, we make memories, build families, and learn life lessons. Some memories may bring a smile to your lips and a tear to your eyes. Even if you’ve been entertaining and instructing family for years, it’s still time to consider writing an ethical...
How to Find the Right Nursing Home
Some of the things we’re called upon to do are difficult on many levels. For example, it’s not easy to find the right nursing home for a loved one. The day you move your elderly relative into their new room at a residential facility, you need reassurance you’re doing...
Spring Cleaning Your Estate Plan
During this time of the year, people’s thoughts turn to an old standby – spring cleaning. As you know, the onset of spring inspires many of us to clean our homes until they sparkle. Home owners dust every item, tossing things that are no longer useful. This is also a...
Aid & Attendance: Changes to Veteran’s Benefits in 2018
Sam and his family were proud of his U. S. military service record. He had served faithfully up until his honorable discharge. As he grew older, he became frail. Sam seemed to need more assistance every year, until he finally became housebound. His veteran’s benefits...
Elder Law Emergencies
Things happen fast during an emergency. It always helps to have a plan in place before the emergency hits, whether it’s a hurricane, wild fire, or medical event. Even in the field of estate planning, situations arise that must be dealt with completely, but swiftly....
Should I Use a Trust-Based or Will-Based Estate Plan?
You may be asking yourself, should I use a trust-based or will-based estate plan? Estate plans are often developed around one document. Of course, a “will-based” plan builds around a Will and requires probate at your death. And the “trust-based” plan is a plan based...
Mental Capacity: When It’s Too Late for Estate Planning
Sometimes, we put things off too long. Marcie’s grandmother, Hazel, had talked about writing a Will for years. She even tried handwriting one herself because she refused to hire an attorney. Marcie knew she should encourage her grandmother to finalize her estate...
Medicaid Calculations Explained: The Snapshot Date, Look Back Period, and Penalty Period
Incapacity is tough. Medicaid eligibility rules are tougher. It seems like a never ending stream of rules and regulations. Even the jargon they use is hard to understand. For example, the Snapshot Date, Look Back Period, and Penalty Period all seem very important. But...
How Will a Special Needs Trust Help Me?
Jackson W. worried about his daughter, Olivia. As someone with a severe intellectual disability, she needed help with all daily activities and would never be self-sufficient. Her care was expensive and life-long. As he pondered ways to provide for Olivia’s care, he...
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