A Medi-CAL Long Term Care applicant must be in a skilled nursing home and be 65 years of age, blind or disabled to receive Long Term Care Medi-Cal benefits. A proper legal strategy in Medi-Cal eligibility planning will not only qualify our clients for Medi-Cal benefits while preserving assets in an Irrevocable Trust, but also provide asset protection from future Medi-Cal estate recovery (including the
It is very hard for the general public and even more difficult for family starting to deal with the failing health of loved ones to understand how important Medi-CAL Asset Protection Planning can be. We feel strongly that if you may face the need for Long Term Care and Skilled Nursing Care in the NEXT FIVE YEARS… you should call us to discuss Asset Protection for Medi-Cal Benefits TODAY!! Currently we can help you legally go under the five year
Joseph McHugh is the founder and managing attorney at LA Law Center specialized in elder law, asset protection and estate planning (wills, Trusts and Probate). Kathy McHugh (his wife) is the Triage Director & Certified Senior Advisor that helps clients with Medi-CAL qualifications and recovery issues. Together with their staff, they can help you understand your options in doing long term care planning and basically “Getting
This week, Attorney Joseph McHugh was a part of an informative retirement workshop hosted by the Foundation for Financial Education, LA Law Center & Hemphill & Mikkhail. The two well attended workshops gave an overview of how to protect and plan for your retirement. Joe spoke on the need for planning in case you need nursing home care and how to move assets so you can qualify for Medi-CAL Long Term Care benefits even if you have more
Do You Need a Probate Attorney? Joe McHugh, Esq. manages LA LAW Center which has a lot of experience in Probate Administration. We help families close the estate of someone that died in Los Angeles County with more than $40,000 in real estate (if you owned a house in California not held in trust!!) and/or $150,000 in liquid assets (without Beneficiaries!). These estates must be closed through the Los Angeles County Probate Court
Our office gets very busy just before and through the winter holiday! It may be warm and sunny in LA, but WINTER IS COMING! This means there is a lot of auto and airplanes trips planned. We love the fun of holiday planning, but want to make sure you have some very important documents in place in case of a tragic accident or health problem. LA LAW CENTER stays open through holidays because we get many adult kids come in Los Angeles to see
If you think someone in your family is at risk of needing long term care in the next 5 years, it is critical that you totally understand how that an ill person’s estate can be moved and be able to qualify for Medi-CAL if it becomes the only way this person can be cared for 24/7. There are many questions in California about how people needing Medi-Cal can get help to pay for Nursing home long term care (averages $8,515 per month for custodial
New rules are taking effect on October 18, 2018 regarding VA Aid & Attendance Benefits for Wartime Veterans. The new rules have a 36 month look-back for transfer of assets and net worth has been more clearly defined. If you think you or one of your clients may need these benefits for care or Medi-CAL for nursing home care, you should speak with an Elder Law Firm that understands the new rules ASAP. Basically, if you or your clients are
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
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