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Common Estate Planning Mistakes
February 29th, 2024
Estate planning is one of the most important steps you can take to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your assets during your life and after your death. Yet many people make mistakes that prevent them from taking advantage of all the protections…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Does Sunset of the Current Federal Estate and Gift Tax Exemption Affect Your Estate Plan?
January 31st, 2024
For 2024, the lifetime federal estate and gift tax exemption stands at $13.61 million per person. In the absence of Congressional action, the exemption will be roughly cut in half — to about $7 million per person — on January 1, 2026, due to suns…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Estate Planning For Special Needs Families
January 10th, 2024
If your family includes a special needs child or special needs adult, estate planning is a crucial priority. Special needs planning may protect the assets of the child or adult and ensure that they do not lose eligibility for government benefits. Due…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Talking With Your Aging Loved Ones About Estate Planning and Other Concerns
December 4th, 2023
As your loved ones age, they focus increased attention on specific concerns about their well-being and the future. You can provide substantial, meaningful support by talking with your aging loved ones about estate planning for seniors and other criti…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Estate Planning for Seniors Who Are Newly Married
November 1st, 2023
As you approach your 60’s or even your 50’s individuals who celebrate a new marriage need to be attentive to the unique estate concerns that arise when marrying late in life. Those concerns should be addressed by making certain that each senior h…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Family Home Ownership Concerns and Options for Seniors
October 2nd, 2023
Like many seniors, you may have concerns about the future of your family home, such as what happens if you or your spouse go into a nursing home or whether your children can keep the home after you pass away. Fortunately, options and strategies are a…
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Categories: The Family Home
Understanding Fiduciary Duties
August 29th, 2023
Fiduciary duties are a key principle in estate planning, elder law, and asset protection planning. When you designate a fiduciary or are asked by a loved one to serve in a fiduciary capacity, it is essential to understand the nature of fiduciary duti…
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Categories: Estate Planning
Is a Trust the Right Estate Planning Choice for You?
August 8th, 2023
When you make an estate plan, you want to make certain that your loved ones benefit from your financial legacy to the greatest extent possible. There are several different estate planning strategies for passing your assets along to your loved ones af…
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Categories: Estate Planning
What Is the Difference Between Estate Planning and Elder Law?
June 29th, 2023
Attorneys who practice both estate planning and elder law draw on their specialized skills to help you accomplish significant life-centered goals both during your life and after death. While these two types of legal concerns are closely related and o…
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Can You Avoid Medicaid Estate Recovery in Georgia?
May 26th, 2023
Through the Medicaid Estate Recovery Program (sometimes called MERP or MER), the State of Georgia may seek reimbursement from a deceased Medicaid beneficiary’s estate for long-term care costs paid to the beneficiary. In many cases, estate recovery…
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Categories: Medicaid
