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 | 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...
by Randy Coleman | Nov 18, 2013 | Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Long Term Care, Retirement Planning, Wills and Probate |
The following article is reprinted from the GiftLegacy eNewsletter published by the Arthritis Foundation, and written by Philip Walters, the Director of Planned Giving for the Foundation.Personal PlannerTen Reasons to Update Your Estate PlanYou have completed a will...
by Randy Coleman | Sep 4, 2013 | Elder Care, Elder Law, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Homes |
I received an email late last night from a client with whom I recently met in my office. The client’s elderly parents, both mother and father (80s an 90s), have had some serious medical problems over past few months. It now appears that both of them will be...