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- Pennsylvania May Get Seventy Percent of Special Medicaid Funding
- 12 Strategies to Prevent Alzheimer's
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- Why Was Probate Created?
- Before you add your child's name to your bank accounts, ask yourself this question: Do you know how much credit card debt your child has? Are you really familar with your child's credit scores?
- 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
Asset Protection
- "Do I Qualify For Financial Assistance For Nursing Home Care?"
- Free Asset Protection Seminar For Anyone Considering Long Term Care Planning
- Medicaid and Caregiving: Who Are the Ones Taking the Lead?
- Medicaid Compromise in Health Care Bill On the Chopping Block
- Avoid Pitfalls of Medicaid
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- 6 Top Articles on Caregiving and Planning
- How To Keep Seniors Involved In Social Activities
- 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
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- Introducing Associate Attorney Michele Sabo
- 10 Ways To Ruin Your Retirement
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- Social Security Payback Option Eliminated...
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Medicaid
- 7 Key Tests To Qualify For Medicaid
- Planning for Medicaid: Guide To What You Can and Cannot Keep
- 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?"
Living Trusts
- The Three Advantages to the Revocable Living Trust
- 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
Estate Administration and Probate
- What Determines the Necessity For Probate?
- What happens in Estate matters when an individual becomes incompetent?
- When Pennsylvania Estate Recovery Can Take Place By Law
- Joint Bank Accounts - Risks and Benefits
- Guidelines for Gifts and Joint Accounts
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
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- The Seven Stages of Alzheimer's Disease
- Three Types of Special Needs Trusts
- 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
Helpful Internet Resources
Living Trusts
- ElderLawAnswers.com: This comprehensive elder law website provides attorneys and laypersons an in-depth look at various elder law topics, including estate planning, long-term care funding, and retirement planning.
- Partnership for Caring: Partnership for Caring is a national support organization for elderly persons. Its website advises senior citizens of lifestyle choices to maximize their quality of life and health care options.
- The National Guardianship Association: The National Guardianship Association strives for a nationwide excellence in guardianship. Its website offers newsletters, ethical considerations, and practical guides on various issues pertaining to guardianship.
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- Veteran Aid: The Aid and Attendance (A&A) Pension provides benefits for veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in eating, bathing, dressing and undressing or taking care of the needs of nature. It also includes individuals who are blind or a patient in a nursing home because of mental or physical incapacity. Assisted care in an assisting living facility also qualifies.
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- Veterans Care USA: Veterans Care USA is a division of EldercareUSA and is a free program that focuses on helping veterans and current or surviving spouses understand a special VA benefit available to qualifying families. Accredited agents are available to help families with the application.
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Estate Administration and Probate
- When Can Estate Recovery Take Place By Law?
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- What is a reasonable attorney fee for probating an Estate?
Asset Protection
- What is Asset Protection?
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- What are examples of services that can be included in a "Personal Care Contract"?