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- Living Trusts
- Estate Administration and Probate
- Asset Protection
- Veterans Benefits
- Special Needs Trust
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Medicaid
- Pennsylvania May Get Seventy Percent of Special Medicaid Funding
- 12 Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer's
Estate Administration and Probate
- Finding Tips On Estate Planning at the Theatre
- Update on the Status of Federal Estate Tax
- Michael Jackson Estate Makes Land Mark Estate Deal With Sony
- The Governator Says Health Reform Will "Beat Up" California
- When a will isn’t enough
Asset Protection
- "Do I Qualify For Financial Assistance For Nursing Home Care?"
- Free Asset Protection Seminar For Anyone Considering Long Term Care Planning
- Medicaid Compromise in Health Care Bill On the Chopping Block
- Medicaid and Caregiving: Who Are the Ones Taking the Lead?
- Avoid Pitfalls of Medicaid
Veterans Benefits
Special Needs Trust
- IMPORTANT REPORT EVERY SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILY MUST KNOW ABOUT ESTATE PLANNING
- Planning for your autistic child’s future can bring peace of mind
- Five estate planning mistakes made by parents with special needs children
- Could you benefit from a Special Needs Trust?
Caregivers
- Three Things To Consider When Hiring Private Caregivers For Someone With Alzheimer's Disease
- Ask These Ten Questions Before Going Into a Retirement Community
- Elder Independence: Developing Your Own Personal Health Care Goals
- Caregivers: Take Care Of Yourself First
- ELDER CARE, HEALTH CARE, AND CARING IN GENERAL
General
- 10 Ways To Ruin Your Retirement
- Secrets To Happy Retirement
- Free Webinar From Pennsylvania AARP
- 2010 Blizzard and the Ghosts of Winters Past
- ELDER CARE, HEALTH CARE, AND CARING IN GENERAL
News
- What Next For the Estate Tax?...
Posted on 8/5/2010 - Care Connection Offers Dementia Caregivers Weekly Phone Support...
Posted on 8/2/2010 - New Free Report! A Guide To Alzheimer's Care...
Posted on 7/27/2010 - How Britain Plans to Confront Its Long Term Care Crisis...
Posted on 7/20/2010 - Rendell Says States Unlikely To Get Extra Medicaid Funds...
Posted on 7/16/2010
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Medicaid
- Paying the Nursing Home: A Married Couple's Concerns, and What To Expect in the Medicaid Planning Process
- Home care is growing as a result of the increasing incidence of Alzheimer’s and other dementias, and is the world’s largest provider of non-medical in-home care and companionship services for seniors.
- "Why a 30-Minute Consultation? Do I Really Need One?"
- Are There Still Ways To Save the House? Transferring Property the Right Way ...
- Why Attend Our Seminar On Medicaid, Long Term Care, Vet Benefits and Estate Planning
Living Trusts
- Understanding Financial and Legal Planning Techniques: Management of a Family Business or Real Estate With a Trust
- What is the difference between a will and a trust?
- Lessons On Probate and the Benefit of a Trust From Michael Jackson's Estate Distribution
- Myths about Revocable Living Trusts, Lawyers and Estate Planning. You want the best Elder Law Attorney and Estate Planning Attorney on your side. Call us for a FREE consultation at (800) 879 0984
- Is your living trust complete?
Estate Administration and Probate
- When Pennsylvania Estate Recovery Can Take Place By Law
- Joint Bank Accounts - Risks and Benefits
- Guidelines for Gifts and Joint Accounts
- Intestacy Laws Of Pa: Dangers of Not Having a Current Living Will
- Drafting Wills That Protect Clients' Interests: Every situation is different, which is why we select vehicles that meets each client's needs
Asset Protection
- 10 Reasons to Consider Long-Term Care Insurance
- Solve Eligibility Problems Using the Personal Care Contract
- What Can Seniors and Their Families To Legally Protect Themselves In These Dire Times?
- Gift tax annual exclusion to remain unchanged in 2010. Contact us to see how this factors into your estate plan
- Gift tax annual exclusion to remain unchanged in 2010. Contact us to see how this factors into your estate plan
Veterans Benefits
Special Needs Trust
- Part 11 of 12 - Facts Every Special Needs Family Must Know About Estate Planning
- Part 12 of 12 - Facts Every Special Needs Family Must Know About Estate Planning
- Part 9 of 12 Facts Every Special Needs Family Must Know About Estate Planning
- Part 7 of 12 - Facts Every Special Needs Family Should Know About Estate Planning
- Part 8 of 12 - FACTS EVERY SPECIAL NEEDS FAMILY MUST KNOW
General
- Future of the Estate Tax: What's Next for Estate Tax? Because Congress hasn't replaced law that expired in 2009, uncertainty is the rule.
- Alzheimer Care: 6 Advantages to Hiring Home Health Aides Through Agency
- Feel overwhelmed about a loved one's Long Term Care Planning? Start by ordering one of our many FREE reports found below, and contact us for a FREE Initial Consultation
- 21 Tips For Adapting a Home For Senior Living
- Martha Stewart shares her cargiving experience as well as a plea for the Health Care Bill to include support for the growing elderly population
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Medicaid
A Consumers Guide to Medicaid Planning and Division of Assets
We want this book to be a tool that financial planners and consumers can use as a down to earth primer of estate panning and elder law!
"Finally... books written on what some might consider to be dry legal topics, but written by attorneys who somehow make it all come to life. Jim Shields and Tom Boris are attorneys who "get it" and that is rare in this day and age. I have been practicing elder law and estate planning for longer than I care to admit... and I confess, I learned a lot from these books. In fact, I wish I was the one who had written them for my clients."
William G. Hammond
Attorney at Law
Overland Park, KS
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Veterans Benefits
Nuts and Bolts Guide to VA Benefits
Attention Veterans... Do you qualify for this Hidden Benefit? This free report reveals the surprising benefit available to Veterans to help pay the cost of Assisted Living or Home Health Care. For many Veterans, the rising cost of assisted living or home health care can be staggering. The good news is that there is a little-known VA benefit that can help you get the care you need without using up all of your hard-earned savings. Get "The Nuts and Bolts Guide to VA Benefits" delivered to you instantly - FOR FREE!
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General
A Guide To Alzheimer's Care
Planning for someone who has Alzheimer's disease can be complicated. Proper planning in advance can help alleviate many frustrations as the disease progresses. It is my desire as an elder law attorney to make this difficult process as easy as possible for you so that you can concentrate on giving your loved one the care he or she needs.
The time to act is now. With proper planning, you will insure that things are handled according to your wishes and that you've taken the best steps possible to protect your loved ones and to protect your family's financial security.
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A Consumers Guide to Estate Planning
We wrote this book for two reasons. Number One: We were tired of the differing opinions, misunderstandings, and confusion in the marketplace and quite frankly, outright lies that some advisors are telling their clients. Number Two: We've wanted to correct the lack of what we consider consumer friendly books or advice about elder law and estate planning.
We want this book to be a tool that financial planners and consumers can use as a down to earth primer of estate panning and elder law!
William G. Hammond
Attorney at Law
Overland Park, KS
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What To Do When A Loved One Dies
The purpose of this book is not to make you a legal expert, but to educate you about the duties, rights and responsibilities of the executor or administrator of an estate and what you should expect from competent legal counsel when you have to probate an estate. We have included tools such as a guide to help you retain competent counsel and even an estate organizer so you can organize your own affairs.
We want this book to be a tool that financial planners and consumers can use as a down to earth primer of estate panning and elder law!
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Medicaid
Living Trusts
- What is "funding" my Living Trust?
- Do I lose control of my assets when I have a revocable living trust?
- Will a living trust make me ineligible for Medicaid?
Estate Administration and Probate
- When Can Estate Recovery Take Place By Law?
- Do witnesses have to actually witness the signing?
- What is a reasonable attorney fee for probating an Estate?
Asset Protection
- What Is Long Term Care?
- What are examples of services that can be included in a "Personal Care Contract"?
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What are the most commonly used approaches to managing and protecting assets through legal and financial asset protection?