Disability Planning FAQs
A SECURE FUTURE: SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNING
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...
An Experienced Elder Law Attorney Won’t Make This Mistake
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...
Estate Planning Needed For Any Estate
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...
The Purpose of a Special Needs Trust
We recently met with new clients after they moved from another state. The mother was concerned about her estate planning, especially concerning her disabled son, after another local attorney told her there was "no such thing" as special needs planning in Florida....
Life Expectancy and Health Care Planning
The aging, healthcare and special needs conversation is vitally important to you and your family. Except for government employees and Social Security, retirement plans that pay benefits until death are pretty much a thing of the past. Plus, people today are living...
The Accidental Long Term Caregiver
You've heard people say it and maybe you have even said it yourself. "Don’t worry Mom or Dad, I’ll take care of you in your old age."This always seems to be a simple loving gesture on your part as you see them beginning to age and settle into retirement. The thought...
Long Term Care Planning Becomes More Difficult
An article in yesterday's Wall Street Journal reminds us of how difficult a task it has become to plan for our long term care. With the baby boomer generation turning 65 at the rate of 10,000 per day, the issue of long term care planning is becoming more urgent,...
Increasing Importance of Special Needs Planning
Recently, The Coleman Law Firm was privileged to be a sponsor of the 10th Annual Angelwood Fashion Show and Luncheon, a wonderful event that raises funds for programs supporting children and adults with Autism, Cerebral Palsy, Down’s syndrome, Spina Bifida and...
Legal Issues Affecting Florida’s Seniors – Free Lunch and Learn
We're co-sponsoring a free lunch and learn seminar on July 31, 2012 to talk about Elder law issues affecting Florida's seniors and the elderly. Why the information you will learn at this seminar will be important to you: 1. You will learn how to pay for long term...
Why Do I Need a New Power of Attorney?
Earlier this week, the CPA for a client called to determine that all of the client's estate planning documents were up to date and in good order. The reason for the call was that the client has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and is beginning to show the...
Early Alzheimer’s Diagnosis – Curse or Blessing?
In yesterday's Wall Street Journal is a story about a woman who was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease at age 56. "The Curse of a Diagnosis" details the issues the family has been forced to deal with, knowing there currently is no cure for...
If I Am In a Nursing Home, Is It Too Late to Give Away My Assets and Qualify for Medicaid to Nursing Home Costs?
In Florida, if you are already in a nursing home, it may be too late to "give away" your assets and still qualify for Medicaid benefits for nursing home care, but that doesn't mean that you can't protect most of your assets and still qualify for Medicaid benefits to...
