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 | Feb 19, 2014 | Advance Directives in Florida, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Health Care Power of Attorney, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Qualified Income Trust |
Most elderly people who need skilled nursing care usually do not have legal capacity to sign appropriate documents. Legal capacity is needed to restructure assets to qualify for Medicaid benefits to pay for nursing home care. A properly drafted durable power of...
by Randy Coleman | Jan 7, 2014 | Disability Planning, Discretionary Trusts, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Irrevocable Trusts, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Nursing Homes, Revocable Living Trusts, Social Security, Special Needs Trusts, Trust Administration, Trustee |
At The Coleman Law Firm, we take great pride in our service to clients with special needs family members. To deepen our knowledge and steep our expertise, I recently attended a Special Needs Planning Immersion Camp in Scottsdale, Arizona. Surrounded by dozens of the...
by Randy Coleman | Dec 18, 2013 | Asset Protection, Disability Planning, Elder Care, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Qualified Irrevocable Income Only Trust, Nursing Homes, Qualified Income Trust |
As a law firm with our focus on elder law matters, estate planning, probate and trust administration, and related areas of the law, our lawyers participate in many forums to keep up to date with current developments in those areas of the law. One of those forums is a...
by Randy Coleman | Dec 11, 2013 | Advance Directives in Florida, Beneficiary Designations, Charitable Planning, Designation of Health Care Surrogate, Disability Planning, Discretionary Trusts, Durable Power of Attorney, Elder Care, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Health Care Power of Attorney, Individual Retirement Accounts, IRAs, Irrevocable Trusts, Living Will, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes, Probate, Retirement Accounts, Retirement Planning, Revocable Living Trusts, ROTH IRAs, Special Needs Trusts, Spendthrift Trusts, Trust Administration, Wills and Probate |
A couple of days ago I received an email from a realtor who I recently met who had a question about estate planning. Her question was: What level of assets do your clients need to own before your services benefit them? After I responded to her question, she told me...
