Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Disabled Woman's Guardianship Battle Draws Attention to Guardianship Risks

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A 29-year-old Virginia woman with Down syndrome is fighting her parents' attempt to obtain guardianship in a case that has drawn attent...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

President Obama's 2014 Budget Includes Troubling Changes Affecting Estate Planning

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The celebration following the federal government's increase in the estate tax exemption to $5.25 million is, perhaps, destined to be s...
Monday, May 6, 2013

Adult Children Could Be Responsible for Parents' Nursing Home Bills

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The adult children of elderly parents in many states could be held liable for their parents' nursing home bills as a result of the ne...
Friday, May 3, 2013

Medicare Proposes Rules On Hospital Observation Care

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Medicare officials have proposed changes in hospital admission rules in an effort to reduce  the rising number of beneficiaries who are p...
Friday, March 8, 2013

The Ohio Legacy Trust: A New Asset Protection Trust

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Ohio has joined the growing list of states, which have enacted domestic asset protection trust legislation. The " Ohio Legacy Trust Act...
Sunday, February 24, 2013

Long Term Care Insurance Will Soon Cost Women More

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  The cartoon is a link to "The Growing Need for Long-Term  Care Insurance- Part 1" authored by Desiree Baughman,  wr...

IRS Reminder: 2010 Roth Conversions May Require Income Reporting on 2012 Return

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The Internal Revenue Service reminds taxpayers who converted amounts to a Roth IRA or designated Roth account in 2010 that in most case...
Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Credit Card Debt Will Follow the Younger Generation to the Grave

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Younger Americans not only take on relatively more credit card debt than their elders, but they are also paying it off at a slower rate, ...
Monday, February 11, 2013

California Doctor Shortage Frustrates Affordable Care Act

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According to the  Los Angeles Times , as California moves to expand healthcare coverage to millions of Californians under the Affordable C...
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Consumers Benefit from Feds Effort To Reduce Antipsychotic Drug Use in Nursing Homes

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Nursing homes around the country are under pressure from the Federal government to reduce their use of antipsychotic medications in treat...