Placentia, CA
Estate planning Lawyer at Placentia, CA
Practice Areas: Estate Planning, Litigation, Elder Law
Property held in your revocable living trust is accountable asset, both for Medi-Cal and veteran's benefits purposes. There are different types of trust, such as an irrevocable trust that we can set u...
See Full GuideMany families come to us for that particular reason. Right now in California a nursing home exceeds $8,000 on average per month. Many families that come to us can't afford that for more than a couple ...
See Full GuideEvery family is different. For some families, that might be a decent strategy for estate planning; however, for most families, that can cause severe negative tax consequences. Additionally, when you a...
See Full GuideYou should have a power of attorney for healthcare. A healthcare power of attorney lets you name an agent or someone to make decisions for your healthcare needs if you can no longer make those decisio...
See Full GuideThe most common requirements that people come to see elder law for are for the asset requirements. If you're a single individual, you can only have $200,000 to be eligible for Medi-cal. If you're marr...
See Full GuideThere are a few different military requirements. The first requirement is that you served at least 1 day during a period of war. That's World War II, Korea, or Vietnam. Another requirement is that you...
See Full GuideA trust is a legal agreement between yourself and your trustee on what happens to your finances when you become incapacitated and when you pass away. A trust is only as good as what it controls. When ...
See Full GuideSpend-down is a common term that people use when referring to Medi-Cal. It refers to spending all of your money, in order to qualify for Medi-Cal. I particularly don't like that term. What I like to d...
See Full GuideIf you don't have a will or a trust and you become incapacitated, it will be necessary to go through a conservatorship. A conservatorship is where we go to court and a judge appoints someone to manage...
See Full GuideThe way the Veteran's Administration calculates your income is different than our definition of income. When you apply for veteran's benefits, your income will be offset by your medical expenses. If y...
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