Elder Care & Elder Law Blog

How Medicare and Medicaid Work for Long Term and Short Term Care

August 4, 2015

Franklin A. Drazen

One of the most common issues that Milford elder law attorneys deal with is how to help clients when it comes to both short-term and long-term care.  Folks are living longer than they ever have before due to advances in both healthcare and technology.  Certainly, this is what people have been hoping would happen for...

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An Estate Planning Lawyer’s Advice When Divorcing in Milford

July 29, 2015

Steven L. Rubin

When getting a divorce, it seems like there’s no end to the paperwork.  One task that is far too often overlooked by those in Milford is making an appointment with their estate planning lawyer.  Whether you already put together an estate plan with your ex-spouse or you’ve never gotten that far, now is the time...

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Make Your Estate Plan Go Further with a Stretch IRA

July 21, 2015

Franklin A. Drazen

One of the important things to discuss with your Milford estate planning lawyer is the topic of your IRA.  Because estate planning lawyers work so extensively with these plans, they can usually offer insight into how best to utilize them.  For many people, the IRA will be left to their beneficiaries, and if done right,...

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Trustee Fees as Part of Special Needs Planning in Milford

July 14, 2015

Steven L. Rubin

In order to ensure proper use of funds, Milford special needs planning lawyers help their clients choose a trustee.  This person is put in charge of the Special Needs Trust, and instead of providing money directly to the beneficiary (the child with special needs), the trustee will usually pay directly from the trust to service...

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How Medicare and Medicaid Work for Long Term and Short Term Care

July 6, 2015

Franklin A. Drazen

One of the most common issues that Milford elder law attorneys deal with is how to help clients when it comes to both short-term and long-term care.  Folks are living longer than they ever have before due to advances in both healthcare and technology.  Certainly, this is what people have been hoping would happen for...

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Do You Need a New Haven County Probate Lawyer?

June 18, 2015

Steven L. Rubin

New Haven County probate lawyers have a pretty complex job to do, and it can be even more difficult because of the fact that many people don’t really even know what the probate process is.  This isn’t all that surprising, as by the time a person needs probate, it’s because he or she has passed...

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Incorporating Intangible Assets into Your Milford Estate Planning

June 11, 2015

Franklin A. Drazen

Will and estate lawyers in Milford are charged with a number of tasks when it comes to wealth management, retirement planning, and setting up wills and trusts.  For the most part, clients are concerned with their money and other assets, which makes sense.  After all, no one really wants to pay more taxes than are...

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Bad Estate Planning Decisions Can Be a Royal Pain

June 4, 2015

Steven L. Rubin

It seems that nearly everyone is interested in the lives of the British royal family, and now estate planning lawyers have theirs piqued, too.  In September, Prince Harry—Princess Diana’s youngest son—turned 30.  With his birthday came access to the rest of his inheritance from his late mother.  It’s not his birthday that is of such...

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What Happens to Debt When Someone Dies in Milford?

May 27, 2015

Franklin A. Drazen

Will and estate lawyers in Milford are becoming intimately aware of their clients’ financial situations, and it’s just a fact of life that many people have considerable debt.  Whether it is the person setting up an estate plan or one who has inherited from it, there are often questions regarding what happens to that debt. …

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Three Milford Estate Planning Myths: True or False

May 22, 2015

Steven L. Rubin

Milford estate planning lawyers eat, sleep, and breathe estate planning and see pretty much  every kind of situation unfold.  Clearly, individuals who have taken the time to create a solid estate plan nearly always fare better than those who do not.  Still, there are a whole lot of myths and misunderstandings floating around that stop …

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