To qualify for Medicaid benefits through nursing home care, assisted living, in-home care, or adult foster care, an individual must meet income and asset requirements. As a result of these rules, many candidates give away their money and resources to…
The risk of probate litigation can be increased by a number of family circumstances. Still, there are two fundamental reasons: families disagree with how to handle a mentally incapacitated family member or, after death, disagreements regarding the dissolution of the…
The most common types of trusts for estate planning are revocable and irrevocable trusts. While there is some similarity, these two major categories of trusts have different purposes in your estate plan. Both can substitute for a last will and…
When it comes to deciding how to leave property to your children, the obvious choice is to divide everything equally. That is the straightforward choice when all your children are doing equally well. But if not – if, for example,…
As Americans age, they generally want to stay in their homes and communities. As a result, many homeowners are taking steps to modify their homes so they will be able to safely and comfortably remain in their homes for as…