A growing problem with adult guardianship abuse is giving rise to calls for reform of the system. Vulnerable elderly can get caught in the guardianship system, being harmed and exploited…
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Why You Should Use a Lawyer for Medicaid Planning
Many seniors and their families don’t use a lawyer to plan for long-term care or Medicaid, often because they’re afraid of the cost. But an attorney can help you save…
Take These Three Steps When Your Child Turns 18
Take These Three Steps When Your Child Turns 18
Are Trusts Still Useful If the Estate Tax Is Repealed?
A trust is a legal arrangement through which one person (or an institution, such as a bank or law firm), called a “trustee,” holds legal title to property for another…
Short-Term Care Insurance: An Alternative to the Long-Term Care Variety
Short-term care insurance provides coverage for nursing home or home care for one year or less.
Dispute Between Brothers Demonstrates Need to Plan for Long-Term Care
Dispute Between Brothers Demonstrates Need to Plan for Long-Term Care Plan
Six Things to Consider Before Making Gifts to Grandchildren
Six Things to Consider Before Making Gifts to Grandchildren
Hospitals Now Must Provide Notice About Observation Status
All hospitals must now give Medicare recipients notice when they are in the hospital under observation status. The notice requirement is part of a law enacted in 2015 but that…
Is It Better to Use Joint Ownership or a Trust to Pass Down a Home?
When leaving a home to your children, you can avoid probate by using either joint ownership or a revocable trust, but which is the better method?
Costs of Some New Long-Term Care Insurance Policies Rise in Latest Survey
A couple who are both age 60 and who purchase new long-term care insurance coverage can expect to pay between 6 and 9 percent more compared to a year ago…