Will I still have control over my property if I have a revocable living trust?
May 31, 2016
Titling assets in the name of your revocable living trust does not take away control from you or your spouse. It allows your trustee the authority to manage your finances if you can no longer manage t...
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What is a pour over will?
May 31, 2016
A pour-over will is another document executed with your revocable living trust. A pour-over will says that, if there is any asset that is subject to probate when you pass away, we at least want the te...
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What is a trustee?
Apr 07, 2016
A trustee is the person or people who you name in your trust to help manage your financial affairs if you can no longer manage them yourself, or when you pass away. This person will have the duty to m...
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What is estate planning?
Apr 07, 2016
Estate planning is the process where we plan for what happens to your health care and your assets, not only when you pass away but more importantly if you become incapacitated....
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What is medicare?
Apr 07, 2016
Medicare is a federal health insurance program, generally for people 65 and up. Medicare is important to long term care planning because Medicare will pay a portion of your skilled nursing facility. H...
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What is probate?
Apr 07, 2016
Probate is the process where if you pass away with just a will, or without a will or a trust, a probate judge in a probate court oversees the disposition of your assets. Probate should be avoided, bec...
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What is the look back period?
Apr 07, 2016
The look back period is the period in which Medi-Cal looks back at your financial transactions to see if you've given any money away. If you have, Medi-Cal will impose a disqualification or a penalty ...
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What is the penalty or disqualification period for transferring property?
Apr 07, 2016
Currently, Medi-Cal looks back at the last two and a half years of your finances, and sees if you gave away any money to qualify. If you did, Medi-Cal will impose a formula, which will produce a disqu...
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What type of attorneys can assist me with qualifying for va aid and attendance?
Apr 07, 2016
The best type of attorney to help assist you with qualifying and applying for aid and attendance would be an elder law attorney and particularly a VA accredited elder law attorney....
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When does estate planning involve tax planning?
Apr 07, 2016
All estate planning involves tax planning. For some families, we could be talking primarily about the federal estate tax. For some families, we could be primarily concerned with property tax and maint...
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