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It is no secret that inheritance can cause family conflict. It is all too common for family members to disagree over how to care for an ill or elderly loved one, or who should receive what when that person ultimately passes on. Fortunately, there are steps you can take today to minimize conflict for your…
Tips for a MaineCare Long-Term Care Application
In Maine, the Medicaid benefit is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It is called MaineCare. MaineCare helps pay for long-term care services for medically and financially eligible individuals. The MaineCare rules regarding long-term care are complex. They include: An asset limit for countable assets A five-year look-back period Transfer penalties…
What to Do with Stimulus Checks Received by Estates
You may have been seeing, reading, or hearing on your favorite source of media that stimulus checks are being delivered to some of our deceased relatives. Can the estate keep it? Personal Representatives of estates have been asking what to do if they receive a direct deposit or a check in the mail with this…
Asset Preservation for Married Couples Using Last Wills and Testaments
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Avoid Capital Gains Tax by Rethinking the Credit Shelter Trust
Estate planning attorneys have traditionally employed a number of strategies designed to minimize or eliminate estate tax liability for their clients. While many of these strategies increased capital gains tax liability by forfeiting a basis step-up, with federal estate tax rates of up to 40%, capital gains tax was the preferable tax to pay. Changes…
5 WAYS TO AVOID INHERITANCE CONFLICT
It is no secret that inheritance can cause family conflict. It is all too common for family members to disagree over how to care for an ill or elderly loved one, or who should receive what when that person ultimately passes on. Fortunately, there are steps you can take today to minimize conflict for your…
Tips for a MaineCare Long-Term Care Application
In Maine, the Medicaid benefit is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It is called MaineCare. MaineCare helps pay for long-term care services for medically and financially eligible individuals. The MaineCare rules regarding long-term care are complex. They include: An asset limit for countable assets A five-year look-back period Transfer penalties…
What to Do with Stimulus Checks Received by Estates
You may have been seeing, reading, or hearing on your favorite source of media that stimulus checks are being delivered to some of our deceased relatives. Can the estate keep it? Personal Representatives of estates have been asking what to do if they receive a direct deposit or a check in the mail with this…
Asset Preservation for Married Couples Using Last Wills and Testaments
When people become chronically ill or disabled, they may need long-term care (LTC) services. Given the very high cost of LTC services, many people will apply for MaineCare (Maine Medicaid). People are sometimes surprised to learn that the application of the MaineCare rules varies based on whether the applicant is married and what type of…
Avoid Capital Gains Tax by Rethinking the Credit Shelter Trust
Estate planning attorneys have traditionally employed a number of strategies designed to minimize or eliminate estate tax liability for their clients. While many of these strategies increased capital gains tax liability by forfeiting a basis step-up, with federal estate tax rates of up to 40%, capital gains tax was the preferable tax to pay. Changes…
5 WAYS TO AVOID INHERITANCE CONFLICT
It is no secret that inheritance can cause family conflict. It is all too common for family members to disagree over how to care for an ill or elderly loved one, or who should receive what when that person ultimately passes on. Fortunately, there are steps you can take today to minimize conflict for your…
Tips for a MaineCare Long-Term Care Application
In Maine, the Medicaid benefit is administered by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). It is called MaineCare. MaineCare helps pay for long-term care services for medically and financially eligible individuals. The MaineCare rules regarding long-term care are complex. They include: An asset limit for countable assets A five-year look-back period Transfer penalties…
What to Do with Stimulus Checks Received by Estates
You may have been seeing, reading, or hearing on your favorite source of media that stimulus checks are being delivered to some of our deceased relatives. Can the estate keep it? Personal Representatives of estates have been asking what to do if they receive a direct deposit or a check in the mail with this…
Asset Preservation for Married Couples Using Last Wills and Testaments
When people become chronically ill or disabled, they may need long-term care (LTC) services. Given the very high cost of LTC services, many people will apply for MaineCare (Maine Medicaid). People are sometimes surprised to learn that the application of the MaineCare rules varies based on whether the applicant is married and what type of…
Avoid Capital Gains Tax by Rethinking the Credit Shelter Trust
Estate planning attorneys have traditionally employed a number of strategies designed to minimize or eliminate estate tax liability for their clients. While many of these strategies increased capital gains tax liability by forfeiting a basis step-up, with federal estate tax rates of up to 40%, capital gains tax was the preferable tax to pay. Changes…