I get calls from women all the time who have lost their husbands. These women are already distraught from the loss of their lifelong partner and spouse, and I can feel their emotional and psychological pain over the phone calls we have. I do wish I had better skills in grief counseling and could help ease their pain, but often that is far outside … [Read more...]
Why Coloradans Need To Start Early to Protect Your Assets from Medicaid
I frequently get calls from people who tell me that they want to put their assets into a trust to protect the assets from Medicaid. The people who call often tell me that they read somewhere on the Internet that they could put their assets into a trust and qualify for Medicaid assistance. I become the one that needs to tell them that while the … [Read more...]
Estate Planning vs. Medicaid Planning Compared Side by Side
Let’s start with what seems the most obvious to me, but may not to everyone else who doesn’t work as an estate planning attorney like I do: Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning are not completely different things. Instead, Estate Planning is a general, overall, term for setting up a plan for your assets when you die, and what happens between now … [Read more...]