When a lawyer asks a client who has two or more children to choose one over the other(s) as the primary agent under a power of attorney or as primary successor trustee under a living trust, what the client often hears is “when it comes right down to it, which of your children do you […]
Eight Things You Need to Consider Before Choosing Someone to Assist You in Planning and Applying for VA Benefits
There are a lot of people out there offering their services to help people qualify for VA pension benefits (most often “aid and attendance” benefits). Your choice of someone to assist you with that important process can have far-reaching financial consequences. Here are eight things you need to consider before choosing someone to assist you […]
Medicare, Medicare Supplement Insurance, & Nursing Home Care
Government benefits programs all seem to have one thing in common: they’re confusing. Medicare is certainly no exception, particularly as it relates to coverage for nursing home costs. There are two different government programs that can potentially pay for nursing home costs, which are fundamentally different but easily confused because Congress, in its great wisdom, […]
Why It’s Unwise to Put Off Planning
There are two basic truths when it comes to nursing home placement. The first is that no one would rather be in a nursing home than their own home. The second is that nursing homes are never empty or close to it. The reconciliation of these two truths is that many elders eventually, despite their […]
Safeguarding Your Estate Plan
The death or incapacity of a family member is often a stressful and emotional occasion for other family members. When emotions run high in times of stress, people can and do react in angry, defensive or unpredictable ways. A family member who is disappointed not to have been put in charge of things, or who […]
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