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29 Nov

Posted at 17:58h in Beneficiary, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Probate Administration, Social Security, Trusts

Applicants for long-term care and Star+ Medicaid must be below an income cap as one of the requirements for eligibility. If the applicant’s income exceeds the income limit of $2,829 (as of January 1, 2024), the eligibility solution for this particular requirement is the creation...

06 Mar

Posted at 10:57h in Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Mortgage, Nursing Home, Probate Administration, Social Security, Success Story of the Month, Taxes

Sometimes there is a simple solution for asset preservation when applying for long-term care Medicaid – whether the applicant is either in a nursing home that accepts Medicaid or is living at home.  If eligible for Medicaid, the government will help pay for those care...

21 Dec

Posted at 15:37h in Assisted Living, Disability Benefits, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Probate Administration, Social Security, Trusts, Veterans

The Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) has announced in December its 2023 rate increases for certain non-serviced connected disability wartime military veterans, not dishonorably discharged or the surviving spouse of the veteran to help pay for care costs ranging from being housebound to long-term care...

03 Oct

Posted at 10:30h in Assisted Living, Divorce, Elder Justice, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Probate Administration, Social Security, Taxes

It is not unusual that a widow or widower or someone who is elderly meets someone later in life and enjoys their companionship and love or simply enjoys traveling together. Living together without being married use to be considered strictly taboo, but the potential financial...

09 Jun

Posted at 13:01h in Assisted Living, Elder Justice, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Lawsuits, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Retirement, Social Security

A child often relies on his or her parents until adulthood is reached. So, does the child have a duty to support his or her parents if they are no longer able to provide for themselves? The answer may depend on where the child and...

03 May

Posted at 17:20h in Beneficiary, Business, Dementia, Divorce, End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Medicare, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Short Term Care, Social Security, Special Needs, Special Needs Trust, Success Story of the Month, Taxes, Transfer of Death, Wills

Who says you can’t save more than the “maximum”? This case illustrates how you can protect more assets than the “maximum” pursuant to long-term care Medicaid rules. FACTS:        Wife, 70, has dementia and needs long-term care. She has no long-term care insurance. She receives Social Security of...

20 Sep

Posted at 14:21h in End of Life Care Planning, Estate Planning, Financial Powers of Attorney, Guardianship, Inheritance, Long Term Care, Medicaid Planning, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Nursing Home, Power of Attorney, Probate Administration, Social Security

Financial powers of attorney may be the most (if not one of the most) important documents that almost everyone should have as illustrated by the following sad (but true) story: Husband dies (with a Will) and leaves everything (although the estate is not large) to wife....

31 Aug

Posted at 13:52h in Alzheimer’s, Beneficiary, Disability Benefits, Estate Planning, Guardianship, Michael Cohen Dallas Elder Lawyer, Power of Attorney, Social Security

Many disabled individuals live solely on Social Security income but lack sufficient mental capacity to handle the payment of their living expenses.  Social Security (which doesn’t recognize powers of attorney) permits the appointment of a Social Security Representative Payee (Rep Payee) upon proof of disability and...

07 Jun

Posted at 14:50h in Estate Planning, Social Security

A Pennsylvania woman, Cynthia Carolyn Black, was recently arrested for keeping her dead grandmother’s corpse in a freezer for 15 years to collect her deceased grandmother’s Social Security checks. Black faces charges for theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property and abuse of a...

07 Oct

Posted at 09:00h in Disability Benefits, Divorce, Estate Planning, Home Equity, Long Term Care, Medicaid Application, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Home, Social Security

As we live longer, there is a greater likelihood of disability and the need for long-term care. However, most Americans have inadequate resources or income for such care and also lack long-term care insurance or similar insurance products. As a result, some elderly and disabled...

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