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Many parents wonder if it is a good idea to give their home to their children. The children may be the first to say 'yes!' While it is...

Probate, Estate Planning, Healthcare Proxies, Medicaid Planning, etc. Get informed and find many of the answers to your existing...

After a Medicaid recipient dies, the state must attempt to recoup from his or her estate whatever benefits it paid for the recipient’s...

An Alabama appeals court rules that a Medicaid applicant’s special needs trust is an available resource because the trustee had...

So, why complicate things with a trust? Why not just keep the planning as simple and inexpensive as possible? The short answer is that...

Many people, especially seniors, see joint ownership of investment and bank accounts as a cheap and easy way to avoid probate since joint...

We’ve all heard that it’s better to give than to receive, but if you think you might someday want to apply for Medicaid long-term care...

If you are worried that disappointed heirs could contest your will or trust after you die, one option is to include a “no-contest clause”...

Some timely tax news from Forbes staff writer Ashlea Ebeling: It’s no April Fool’s joke. New York state doubled its estate tax exemption...

Thanks to AgingCare.com & Lori Johnston for contributing these often forgotten tips: Before filing your taxes, don’t miss out on...

It is common knowledge that husbands and wives are entitled to collect Social Security benefits on their spouses’ work records. Less well...

1. Thinking it’s too late to plan. It’s almost never too late to take planning steps, even after a senior has moved to a nursing home. 2....