Year 2017 Medicaid Allowances
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
Author: lfsuser
Protect Your Assets From The Grave
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
A client says, “I want to leave everything to my daughter when I die, no strings attached. Oh, and if she dies, gets divorced or gets sued, I want it protected.” The client does not realize the request is contradictory. Unless specific language is added to a will or trust holding the assets in trust […]
If I Have A Will I Avoid Probate?
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
Many people have the misconception that a will avoids probate. This is incorrect. Probate is a court process that is required when a person dies owning assets in the decedent’s own name, and with no beneficiaries to receive the assets. It can be required if the deceased person left a will, and it can be […]
Bank Had Duty to Protect Elder Woman
Sat, Aug 24, 2024
In Ginder v. Bank of America, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 25562 (M.D. Fla. 2015), Rose L. Ginder (“Plaintiff”), an 81-year-old woman, deposited her life savings, approximately $175,000, into accounts at Bank of America (“BOA”). Over eight months, Plaintiff’s account balances dwindled. It turned out that a man named Michael Knight (“Knight”) identified himself as a […]
Year 2016 Medicaid Allowances
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Planning Your Final Arrangements
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
When someone dies, there are numerous tasks that must be completed, which can sometimes be a burden on family members during such a difficult time. A person can be proactive by planning andpaying for his/her final arrangements while still alive. This reduces the burden on family members,and assures that your wishes are carried out. After […]
Asset Protection Trusts
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
People often think that placing their assets into a trust for their own benefit in Florida makes the assets inaccessible to creditors, taxing authorities and nursing homes, but that is not true. A self-settled trust in Florida, whether revocable or irrevocable, does not remove the assets from access by one’s creditors, Medicaid qualification rules or […]
Reverse Mortgages
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
A reverse mortgage is a special type of home loan that lets you convert equity in your home into cash. Equity is the value of your property minus the debt on your home. For example, a home worth $100,000, with no mortgage, has equity of $100,000. A home worth $100,000, with a $75,000 mortgage, has […]
How Does Divorce Effect Your Estate Plan
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
Upon divorce, a marital settlement agreement states how joint assets shall be distributed. However, in the event of death prior to changing the beneficiary designation, it is important to know how assetswill be distributed. Prior to 2012, absent a marital settlement agreement specifying a beneficiary of the asset, the courts only had to look at […]
Adding Names to Assets
Fri, Aug 23, 2024
People frequently want to transfer all or part of their accounts or real estate to their children, relatives, or others. Generally, they wish to plan for Medicaid benefits, avoid probate, or avoid taxes.Often, such transfers are mistakes. We frequently hear from people who want to reverse a transfer, only to find out it is not […]
