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19 Aug MEDICAID PLANNER’S PERSPECTIVE WHEN CONSIDERING PUBLIC BENEFITS – MEDICARE SAVINGS PLAN RETENTION OPTIONS WHEN RECEIVING AN INHERITANCE

Posted at 03:11h in Asset Protection, Assisted Living, Beneficiary, Disability Benefits, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Inheritance, Lawsuits, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Nursing Home, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Public Benefits Protection, Short Term Care, Special Needs, Special Needs Trust, Taxes, Transfer of Death, Wills

Do you want to analyze a case like an elder law attorney? Here is a recent case and the thoughts that come to mind. Client, 77, who is single but who has had a partner for decades, is about to receive an inheritance that would result...

18 Aug VERDICT ON JUDGE’S TRUST: YOU CAN’T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT

Posted at 23:47h in Beneficiary, Divorce, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Inheritance, Lawsuits, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Probate Administration, Trusts, Wills

Although conditional bequests in a will or trust are normally upheld to give freedom that your assets pass the way you want at your death, sometimes conditional provisions are held to be either unconstitutional or void against public policy. The request for a new trial of a death row...

18 Aug THREE GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS THAT HELP PAY FOR CARE AT HOME

Posted at 23:34h in Assisted Living, Disability Benefits, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Home Equity, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Probate Administration, Short Term Care, Transfer of Death, Veterans

Even prior to the pandemic, most prefer to stay at home as long as possible if they should need long-term care. The increase in Covid variants has caused renewed and even greater interest for alternativesto care at long-term care facilities and the desire of many to stay at home due to safety concerns....

18 Aug SON OF AUSTIN POWERS CO-STAR SHAGGED BY COURT

Posted at 23:21h in Beneficiary, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Powers of Attorney, Lawsuits, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Trusts, Wills

SON OF AUSTIN POWERS CO-STAR SHAGGED BY COURTA California Appellate Court has reversed the Los Angeles Superior Court decision over the meaning of the term “grandchild” costing Damian Hurley, son of famed British actress Elizabeth Hurley and Steve Bing (although born out of wedlock), the sum of approximately $250 Million. The...