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The decision to move your loved one to an assisted living facility is of great significance. Often, such a move can be looked upon from a negative perspective. However, taking steps to change the living circumstances of your loved one can be in their best interests. ...
When people can't pay for their own medical care, Medicaid is there to protect them. Unlike Medicare, which is automatically available for those over retirement age, Medicaid is a needs-based program. Individuals have to show that their income is low enough to...
Most people work hard their entire life to create wealth. It is only natural that they care about what will happen to their assets when they pass on. For many, their assets must end up in the hands of the people they care about or the causes they believe in. An...
As a newly-married millennial, you just had your second child and decided it was high time to make an estate plan. You should have done it before, when that first child was born, but you put it off -- as so many people do. In any case, as you create your plan, you...
When you have a loved one with physical, cognitive or developmental disabilities, you may worry about how they will provide for themselves without your support. Creating and funding a special needs trust will help ensure that your loved one has resources when you...
When you think about estate planning, you may imagine older people, maybe in their 50s or 60s, looking at how they’re going to pass on their assets when they die. You might think about people with large investments or those who have multiple homes. The truth is that...
The aging process is an inevitable part of life that can sometimes be tricky to deal with. Often, individuals will find that they are no longer able to look after their interests at home. There are many factors that can lead to an elderly person moving out of their...
Most individuals have a solid command of what estate planning entails -- and the need behind it. They know that estate planning includes drafting a will, powers of attorney, maybe setting up a revocable living trust and more. Fewer people have heard of Medicaid...
The main thing that influences people to do their estate planning is simple: growing older. The closer you get to a point where you have to pass your assets to your heirs, the more you think about exactly how you want to do it. However, putting estate planning off...
“There is no time like the present” is an oft-used phrase that applies to estate planning. Starting the process of drafting a will or establishing a trust is not exclusive to the older generation. The sooner you start, the more peace of mind you will have for taking...
