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28 Nov

Posted at 17:53h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Lady Bird Deed, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Probate Administration, Taxes, Transfer of Death

A life estate is an interest in real estate whereby the grantor of the deed (the life tenant) retains the exclusive (no one else has right without permission) right to occupy and use the real estate (often a homestead) for life. The deed would indicate...

13 Sep

Posted at 15:44h in Asset Protection, Beneficiary, Disability Benefits, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Home Equity, Inheritance, Lady Bird Deed, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Nursing Home, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Public Benefits Protection, Social Security, Transfer of Death

Home, sweet home - the most valuable asset of many. However, if you need financial assistance for long-term care, you have to be careful when making a transfer. Long-term care Medicaid (which helps pay for skilled nursing care that many seek since Medicare has limited coverage...

06 Jun

Posted at 09:00h in Estate Planning, Lady Bird Deed, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Transfer of Death

Many may be surprised that just because you are named as the grantee (the one generally entitled to the property at death) of a Ladybird Deed (an enhanced life estate deed), it doesn’t mean you would always be entitled to the property on the death...

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