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Maine is about 90% forested, which is one of the highest percentages of any state in the U.S. Of that, nearly 95% is privately owned. Maine law offers significant tax incentives for these timberland owners. Under Maine’s Tree Growth Tax law, codified in Title 36, Maine Revised Statutes, sections 571 through 584-A, private landowners can…
Appealing a Court Decision: What Not to Do
Many civil disputes settle before a suit is even filed. Of those cases where a lawsuit is filed and a court decision is made, only a fraction turn into appeals. This means that even sophisticated litigants and seasoned trial lawyers may have comparatively little experience in the appellate setting. Before appealing a court decision, you…
What Is Long Term Care
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READ ABOUT: Important information about Guardianship and Conservatorship
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Medicaid Estate Recovery: Will the State Take my House?
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World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed each year on June 15th to raise public awareness of elder abuse. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011, following a request by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA). Elder abuse is any act…
Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Law: Considerations for Maine’s Timberland Owners
Maine is about 90% forested, which is one of the highest percentages of any state in the U.S. Of that, nearly 95% is privately owned. Maine law offers significant tax incentives for these timberland owners. Under Maine’s Tree Growth Tax law, codified in Title 36, Maine Revised Statutes, sections 571 through 584-A, private landowners can…
Appealing a Court Decision: What Not to Do
Many civil disputes settle before a suit is even filed. Of those cases where a lawsuit is filed and a court decision is made, only a fraction turn into appeals. This means that even sophisticated litigants and seasoned trial lawyers may have comparatively little experience in the appellate setting. Before appealing a court decision, you…
What Is Long Term Care
What is Long Term Care? And Why Should We Plan For It? What is Long Term Care? Long term care happens in that phase of life when a person can no longer manage his day-to-day activities without someone else’s assistance; that “helper” is often referred to as a caregiver.The caregiver’s services might take…
READ ABOUT: Important information about Guardianship and Conservatorship
The Basics of Guardianship/Conservatorship A guardianship or conservatorship is a relationship in which one or more persons are appointed by the Probate Court to make personal or financial decisions for a minor or an incapacitated adult who, due to physical or mental impairment, is unable to make responsible decisions about his or her personal affairs…
Medicaid Estate Recovery: Will the State Take my House?
There is a lot of misinformation and confusion surrounding estate recovery and the Maine Medicaid (MaineCare) long-term care benefit. One of the biggest fears we hear from aging Mainers is, “I don’t want the State to take my house.” That only happens in the context of a process called estate recovery. Estate recovery can only…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day is observed each year on June 15th to raise public awareness of elder abuse. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was officially recognized by the United Nations General Assembly in December 2011, following a request by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA). Elder abuse is any act…
Maine’s Tree Growth Tax Law: Considerations for Maine’s Timberland Owners
Maine is about 90% forested, which is one of the highest percentages of any state in the U.S. Of that, nearly 95% is privately owned. Maine law offers significant tax incentives for these timberland owners. Under Maine’s Tree Growth Tax law, codified in Title 36, Maine Revised Statutes, sections 571 through 584-A, private landowners can…
Appealing a Court Decision: What Not to Do
Many civil disputes settle before a suit is even filed. Of those cases where a lawsuit is filed and a court decision is made, only a fraction turn into appeals. This means that even sophisticated litigants and seasoned trial lawyers may have comparatively little experience in the appellate setting. Before appealing a court decision, you…
What Is Long Term Care
What is Long Term Care? And Why Should We Plan For It? What is Long Term Care? Long term care happens in that phase of life when a person can no longer manage his day-to-day activities without someone else’s assistance; that “helper” is often referred to as a caregiver.The caregiver’s services might take…
READ ABOUT: Important information about Guardianship and Conservatorship
The Basics of Guardianship/Conservatorship A guardianship or conservatorship is a relationship in which one or more persons are appointed by the Probate Court to make personal or financial decisions for a minor or an incapacitated adult who, due to physical or mental impairment, is unable to make responsible decisions about his or her personal affairs…
Medicaid Estate Recovery: Will the State Take my House?
There is a lot of misinformation and confusion surrounding estate recovery and the Maine Medicaid (MaineCare) long-term care benefit. One of the biggest fears we hear from aging Mainers is, “I don’t want the State to take my house.” That only happens in the context of a process called estate recovery. Estate recovery can only…