Attorneys Want to Help

Dec 14, 2016 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

One of the most difficult things for most attorneys to deal with is meeting with potential clients, hearing their stories, and having to say, “I’m sorry. I cannot help you.” The popular image of attorneys...

Trusts and the Estate Tax

Dec 14, 2016 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: Trusts

Last week, we told you about what the Presidential candidates are proposing to do with the estate tax. This week, we want to tell you that regardless of what the estate tax is now or...

Who Can Act as a Living Trust Trustee?

Dec 14, 2016 / By: Ryan Denman

Category: Estate Planning

When you are engaged in the process of estate planning, you should make sure that you act in a measured and informed manner. If you make assumptions without knowing all of the facts, you may...

Attend a Free Estate Planning Seminar

Dec 14, 2016 / By: Ryan Denman

Category: Estate Planning

Studies show that most people have not executed all the necessary estate planning documents. A lack of information can lead to procrastination, because many people do not know why planning is importance. Others recognize the...

What Is a Third Party Special Needs Trust?

Dec 14, 2016 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: Special Needs Planning

Personalized attention is very important when you are planning your estate. You should explain your unique personal situation to your estate planning attorney, so you can be certain that you are taking the right steps...

Why Is Incapacity Planning Important?

Aug 21, 2014 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: Incapacity Planning

Everyone should have an incapacity component embedded within a broader estate plan. In this post we will look at the importance of incapacity planning. Aging of the Population People are living longer and longer lives....

Can Medicaid Take My Home?

Aug 19, 2014 / By: Ryan Denman

Category: Elder Law

When you plan your estate, you work with an estate planning attorney to devise a strategy for transferring your assets after you pass away. However, if you want to be comprehensively prepared for the future,...

Can a Trust Be Used to Complete a Medicaid Spend Down?

Aug 14, 2014 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: Elder Law

Medicare will help with your medical expenses when you reach the age of eligibility if you qualify, but the program will not pay for long-term care. This is a problem for most people, because long-term...

How Is Property Distributed If There Is No Last Will?

Aug 12, 2014 / By: Ryan Denman

Category: Estate Planning

Everyone should take estate planning seriously, because it addresses something that is definitely going to happen to all of us. In spite of the inevitability factor, a significant percentage of people go through life without...

What Happens to a Living Trust When One Spouse Dies?

Aug 7, 2014 / By: Dennis D. Duffy

Category: Estate Planning

Living trusts are useful for a wide range of people who are not necessarily wealthy. With a living trust, you control the assets while you are living. After you die, a trustee that you choose...

Attorneys Want to Help

Trusts and the Estate Tax

Who Can Act as a Living Trust Trustee?

Attend a Free Estate Planning Seminar

What Is a Third Party Special Needs Trust?

Why Is Incapacity Planning Important?

Can Medicaid Take My Home?

Can a Trust Be Used to Complete a Medicaid Spend Down?

How Is Property Distributed If There Is No Last Will?

What Happens to a Living Trust When One Spouse Dies?

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