Co-Agents in Health Care: An Overview
If I need help paying my bills or speaking with my doctor, I have a hard time choosing which of my two children will act as my legal representative. Can't I just name them both? You can, but please don't.…
An Overview of Medicaid Qualification: A Five Year Analysis Without Penalties
Planning for long-term care is imperative because nearly everyone will require it at some point in time. While we cannot predict the timing or level of care, we can take steps to prepare for an unexpected medical and financial crisis…
How Does an Estate Get Administered in Court?
During probate, judicial officials, including probate judges, process the wills of the deceased. While state probate laws may vary, the general process is quite similar across the country. Probate is the process of proving wills for decedents’. A probate judge…
Children With Special Needs: Managing Their Money Over Their Lifetime
Planning for the estate of a special needs child presents unique challenges. Optimizing your estate to use, enhance, and enrich assets for your special needs child while maintaining their enrollment in public benefits programs requires careful planning. An estate planning…
What Is the Step-By-Step Process of Probate?
In the legal process of probate, the will of a deceased person is authenticated, their assets are reviewed, debts and taxes are paid, and anything remaining is distributed to their heirs. After an asset-holder dies, the court will appoint a…
Your Estate Plan Needs a Letter of Instruction
Whether you are drafting your first estate plan or have one already in place, it's important to include a letter of instruction (LOI) in it. A letter of instruction can help your loved ones manage important information about you. A…
The Impact of COVID-19 on Advance Directives
The importance of advance care planning and directives is as strong as ever after the COVID-19 pandemic began. Responses to vaccinations and understanding their efficacy, reinfection potential, and long-haul symptoms resulting from COVID-19 continue to baffle our scientific understanding. It…
Think Twice Before Creating Your Own Estate Plan Documents
This is a question we hear all the time. Wouldn't it be enough to just download a will, do a transfer-on-death deed for my land, put my kids on my bank account, and be done with my estate planning? It’s…