by Randy Coleman | Jun 26, 2014 | Asset Protection, Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Qualified Irrevocable Income Only Trust, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Qualified Income Trust, Social Security |
On Monday of this week, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released its report “Financial Characteristics of Approved Applicants and Methods Used to Reduce Assets to Qualify for Medicaid.” This report was requested by several members of Congress,...
by Randy Coleman | Jun 17, 2014 | Asset Protection, Beneficiary Designations, Discretionary Trusts, Income Taxes, Individual Retirement Accounts, IRAs, Irrevocable Trusts, Retirement Accounts, Stand Alone Retirement Account Trusts |
In a unanimous opinion, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that funds held in an inherited individual retirement account (IRA) are not exempt from creditors in a bankruptcy proceeding because they are not retirement funds. Clark v. Rameker (U.S., No. 13-299, June 13, 2014)....
by Randy Coleman | May 28, 2014 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney |
The popular New Yorker cartoonist Roz Chast has created a graphic memoir of coping with her parents’ final years, titled Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant? The book has received widespread attention and critical praise. At one point in the book Chast, an...
by Randy Coleman | May 16, 2014 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Abuse, Elder Care, Elder Law, Financial Abuse of the Elderly, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Life Estates, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Qualified Irrevocable Income Only Trust, Nursing Homes, Personal Care Contracts, Qualified Income Trust, VA Aid and Attendance, VA Benefits, Veterans Pension Benefits |
As many of you know, May is National Elder Law Month. The National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) has declared this month the time for Elder Law attorneys across the nation to take time out of their busy practices to help educate the public about Elder...
by Randy Coleman | May 15, 2014 | Asset Protection, Charging Order Protection, Domestic Asset Protection Trusts, Exemption Planning, Investor Fraud, Off Shore Trusts and Financial Accounts |
I have reprinted the following column by Jay Adkisson, the asset protection columnist for Forbes.com. He is one of the top asset protection commentators in the country and knows the asset protection business as well as anyone. If you need asset protection, or want...
