"Medical Assistance Spend Down Process" by Attorney Nicole Livingston … [Read more...] about Medical Assistance Spend Down Process (Audio)
Division of Assets: Medicaid Planning for Married Couples
Division of Assets is the name commonly used for the Spousal Impoverishment Provisions of the Medicare Catastrophic Act of 1988. It applies only to couples. The intent of the law was to change the eligibility requirements for Medicaid where one spouse needs nursing home care while the other spouse remains in the community. The law, in effect, recognizes that it makes little sense to impoverish … [Read more...] about Division of Assets: Medicaid Planning for Married Couples
Helping Your Parents Through Their Twilight Years
Your parents were watching over you, smiling and encouraging, as you took your first tentative steps. As a teenager, they handed you the keys as you took the car out on your own for the first time. They were there with guidance and advice, sometimes requested and sometimes not, as you left childhood and navigated young adulthood. Now that your parents are entering their twilight years, they … [Read more...] about Helping Your Parents Through Their Twilight Years
Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Make sure to tune in to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM on Tuesday mornings at 8:50 a.m. for YOUR ESTATE MATTERS! The attorneys of Sinclair Prosser Gasior relate cutting edge estate planning information to keep you up to date. The topic tomorrow is "Helping Your Parents Through the Twilight Years" by Attorney Nicole Livingston. … [Read more...] about Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Trustee, Executor, Power of Attorney: Who You Choose Can Make a Difference
When you create an estate plan, you choose people to make decisions for you, such as agents, guardians, executors, or trustees. Often, people do not give much thought to those decisions, just naming their oldest child or whoever pops into their mind. The choices for these roles are perhaps the most important decisions to make. Good choices can help to ensure your wishes are carried out while bad … [Read more...] about Trustee, Executor, Power of Attorney: Who You Choose Can Make a Difference
Medicaid Planning and Your Home
Medicaid Planning is a very important part of any estate plan. If you do not want to pay out of pocket for nursing home care, and would like Medicaid to pay for your nursing home, you need to plan for how to do this. When meeting with clients, I often get asked “If I go into a nursing home, will I lose my house?” The answer is complicated, but if the state’s medical assistance program, … [Read more...] about Medicaid Planning and Your Home
Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Make sure to tune in to WNAV Radio on 1430 AM or 99.9 FM on Tuesday mornings at 8:50 a.m. for YOUR ESTATE MATTERS! The attorneys of Sinclair Prosser Gasior relate cutting edge estate planning information to keep you up to date. The topic tomorrow is "Your Home and Medicaid Planning" by Attorney Jon J. Gasior. … [Read more...] about Listen to “Your Estate Matters” tomorrow morning (Tuesday) @ 8:50 a.m. on WNAV Radio
Do I Need Long Term Care Insurance?
Health care reform is one of the biggest topics in the news lately but Americans buy a whole range of insurance products these days. Car insurance, homeowner’s insurance, health, dental, life insurance, even pet health insurance. It is important to also examine another insurance product out there: Long term care insurance. Assisted living and nursing home care is something that most people do … [Read more...] about Do I Need Long Term Care Insurance?
“Do I Need Long Term Care Insurance?” (Audio) YOUR ESTATE MATTERS
"Do I Need Long Term Care Insurance?" by Attorney Jon J. Gasior … [Read more...] about “Do I Need Long Term Care Insurance?” (Audio) YOUR ESTATE MATTERS
The Importance of the Power of Attorney
If you ask any adult these days, many are familiar with the concept of “Power of Attorney”. Although they may be familiar with that concept, it is helpful to be reminded how they work and what types are available. A Power of Attorney can easily be characterized as a written authorization that you sign to allow someone else to act on your behalf to manage your private affairs. The two main … [Read more...] about The Importance of the Power of Attorney
