“In the wild, animals will fight to the death to protect their loved ones. In today’s society, families can end up in medical crisis that can like a fight that as vicious as these creatures protecting their families. If you feel that you or a loved one may need Skilled Nursing home care in the next 5 years, you must call an experienced Elder Law firm to review your estate planning documents and to understand your options to get
It is always difficult to plan for your death... but you should think about it before it is too late! The famous and beloved Aretha Franklin was 76 years old and passed away without having a will or trust for her $80 million estate (as filed in Michigan’s Oakland County court last week). Aretha was not married at the time of her death and survived by her four adult sons. One of her sons has special needs and is legally represented by a
Each state has its own rules regarding Estate Planning and Medi-CAL (Medicaid in other states). California has rules that allow gifting of assets to quickly qualify for Medi-CAL at the last moments of need. Many have questions about how to qualify and what are the differences between trusts. A Living Trust is a trust that plans for your death and will help avoid making your family endure a court intrusive Probate procedure. A Living Trust is in
The public benefits qualification are specific and if you need to keep your benefits and are expecting a settlement or even an inheritance.... you need to talk to a Special Needs Planning Attorney! Are you Disabled and are expecting a Court Ordered Settlement or Family Inheritance? If you do not want to lose your Medi-cal benefits...you need a Special Needs Trust set up to protect Your Public Benefits! There are new laws allow you to set up a
An Irrevocable Medi-Cal Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) can be an effective estate planning tool for many families that are facing the need for long term care and need Medi-CAL to help pay for skilled nursing care in California. This irrevocable trust offers an alternative to those that can not get or afford long-term care insurance, allowing individuals or married couples to move certain assets into this special trust that will hold and manage
Our managing attorney is an animal lover and has years of experience in protecting your pets when you are gone. In the United States, there are millions of abandoned and orphaned pets that are euthanized each year. More than 500,000 of those pets euthanized in the U.S. are because owners die or become incapacitated and did not set up a plan for their care. We can do this for you by creating Pet Trust language in you Living Trust. Joe was
If you become incapacitated and cannot handle your own financial decisions and transactions, today’s banks and financial institutions will require legal paperwork for someone to be assigned as your Personal Agent to help with financial matters... this is called a Power of Attorney. Without this document and lose of capacity on your part will make the financial institutions insist on getting a court appointed Conservator before they will
At LA Law Center, in Burbank California we see many disabled persons that come to us after parents die and find that the estate will go directly to them. This means they may lose their Public Benefits that they disperately need. It is important to know what can be done to give assets to a special needs person and not disrupt their Public Benefits. We are passionate about helping families get their affairs in order (estate planning) as well
As a Medi-CAL and Elder Law Law Firm, our Medi-CAL Attorneys and staff see adult children every week come into our office and want to get help with Medi-CAL qualifications. And many times their parents do not have the documents required to even apply for Medi-CAL. Most importantly is their proof of citizenship. This means either their birth certificate showing they were born in the USA , a VALID Green Card or Certificate of Naturalization.
The LA LAW Center Elder Law attorneys and staff understand that having a family member fail and that needs nursing home care can be a huge frustrating emotional time for you and your family. We help our clients with comprehensive Medi-Cal planning that includes the following: Medi-CAL Eligibility Planning – Transferring assets into Irrevocable Trust to help clients to qualify for Medi-Cal benefits (must be under $2,000 for