Our Estate Planning & Probate Blog

When it comes to estate planning, a little information can go a long way. In our blog, our legal team explores common problems we see when reviewing estate plans, as well as tips you can put into practice immediately to protect your future.

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Medicare Enrollment Clock Is Ticking
If you are covered by Medicare Part D and are not on an employer or group plan, this is critical information. Open enrollment ... Elder Law

Date: 11/05/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Planning In Advance For Your Advance Health Directive
Nancy Wagner, a social worker at Monmouth Medical Center in Long Branch, N.J., encounters this frustration at least once a ... Elder Law

Date: 11/02/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Talking To Your Adult Children About Your Finances
Talking to your adult kids about your finances and how you plan to divvy up your money after your death may be one of the ... Estate Planning

Date: 11/01/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Blended Family Estate Planning Challenges
Americans are increasingly cobbling together new families out of earlier broken marriages ... Effective estate planning for ... Estate Planning

Date: 10/31/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Using Trust Funds To Purchase A Home
As interest rates rise, more children of high-net-worth families are likely to tap into their trust funds to buy a home. ... Estate Planning

Date: 10/29/2013 Category: Trust & Estate Administration
Wisdom To Protect Your Windfall
If you have substantial assets or are coming into a windfall from a sudden wealth event such as an inheritance, lawsuit, ... Estate Planning

Date: 10/25/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Medicaid Eligibility When The “Community Spouse” Dies First
When one member of a couple moves to a nursing home, we expect that spouse will be the first to die, but this isn't always ... Elder Law

Date: 10/24/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Alzheimer’s And Dementia – No Time Like The Present To Plan
Most people want to talk about these issues, advisors admit. But because so many people with Alzheimer's cannot communicate ... Estate Planning

Date: 10/23/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Family Reunion Inheritance Incentive
Specifically, Albert's trust stipulates that every two years, in August or September, his nieces and nephews must meet for a ... Estate Planning

Date: 10/22/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Open Season On Medicare Enrollment
Medicare's open enrollment season begins Tuesday October 15. That's when the nation's 50 million Medicare beneficiaries who ... Elder Law

Date: 10/21/2013 Category: Estate Planning
Legacies, Like Gardens, Take Time And Planning
Cultivating a family legacy is not that different from tending a garden: land with poor prospects, at first glance, has to be ... Estate Planning

Date: 10/18/2013 Category: Estate Planning
The Estate Called “You”
Executors of estates for people who owned small businesses, particularly in service areas like law, accounting or medicine, ... Estate Planning

Date: 10/17/2013 Category: Trust & Estate Administration

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