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How Estate Planning Protects You During Your Life
May 24th, 2019
Many people do not realize that an estate plan does a lot more than determine distribution of your property after your death. Careful estate planning protects you during your life as well. Your Estate Plan Protects You and Your Family An important go…
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How To Protect Your Children’s Inheritance From Strangers and Gold Diggers
April 25th, 2019
How would you feel if you knew that your children would never receive the financial legacy you built for them? As unthinkable as it sounds, children can be cut out of the family estate when a deceased spouse leaves everything outright to the survivin…
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What Is the Effect of Income-Producing Property on Medicaid Eligibility in Georgia?
March 28th, 2019
Medicaid is program funded jointly by the State of Georgia and the federal government that may benefit senior residents needing long-term care. The eligibility rules for Medicaid are extremely complicated. One particular issue that arises with some f…
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Recent Changes in the Georgia Power of Attorney Act May Affect Your Estate Plan
February 28th, 2019
Georgia law governing powers of attorney changed substantially on July 1, 2017. Additional changes became effective on July 1, 2018. If you created your power of attorney before the changes, or if you consider creating a power of attorney now, unders…
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How Does Life Insurance Affect Medicaid Eligibility in Georgia?
January 24th, 2019
In our Medicaid planning practice at Asset Protection & Elder Law of Georgia, clients often ask whether life insurance affects Medicaid eligibility in Georgia. Sometimes it does — and other times it does not. If it does, you can address the iss…
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Inherited IRAs Lose Asset Protection in Georgia
December 28th, 2018
In June 2014, a decision of the United States Supreme Court concerning inherited Individual Retirement Accounts sent repercussions through the estate planning and financial planning communities — and had a significant financial impact on a woman wh…
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Thinking of Gifting Your House to Your Kids? (Stop! Read This First!)
December 5th, 2018
You might be thinking that transferring ownership by gifting your house to your kids is a sound estate planning idea. Maybe your home is the place you raised your family, a place that holds all your best life’s memories. It only makes sense that yo…
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Summary of Changes to the VA Pension Eligibility Rules
November 12th, 2018
On October 18, 2018, new rules regarding eligibility for VA pension were implemented by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The new rules are quite comprehensive, however, they also provide more opportunities to qualify for these important benef…
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Categories: Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Points to Discuss with Your Aging Parent
October 3rd, 2018
You have an aging parent, but you don’t have a clear idea if there is a plan in place for their care. It is a difficult topic to broach; no one wants to talk about death and the financial realities that come with aging. Instead of having a proa…
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Categories: Elder Law
Power of Attorney Misconceptions
August 1st, 2018
A durable power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents you can have. It allows someone who you appoint (your agent) to make decisions on your behalf in the event you become incapacitated. If you have not appointed an agent…
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Categories: Power of Attorney
