Medicaid’s Dark Secret

Sep 17, 2019 / By: Laura Easton

Category: Medicare/Medicaid

Medicaid’s Dark Secret For many participants, the program that provides health care to millions of low-income Americans isn’t free. It’s a loan. And the government expects to be repaid. Rachel Corbett October 2019 Issue U.S....

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How Much is Too Much?

Sep 11, 2019 / By: Jack N. Alpern, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Estate Planning, legal education

This article looks at the question of how much is too much to leave your children. Many people have pledged to give the majority of their wealth to charity. If you won’t leave all your...

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Planning for the Unexpected

Aug 27, 2019 / By: Jack N. Alpern, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Estate Planning, legal education

It’s important to have a plan. If you don’t have a plan, your state law dictates who gets your property and makes decisions for you. Read on to learn more about the prevalence of unexpected...

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Who Needs a Trust?

Aug 20, 2019 / By: Laura Easton

Category: Asset Protection, Estate Planning, trust, Wills & Trusts

Who needs a trust? Neither age nor the amount of assets you own should determine if you need a trust. If any of the following applies to your situation, you should seriously consider creating a...

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I Heard that I Am Allowed to Give Away Assets?

Aug 7, 2019 / By: Laura Easton

Category: Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Medicare/Medicaid

I heard that I am allowed to give away up to $15,000.00 per recipient, per year, without paying any gift tax. Is that a good way to make sure my estate is not consumed by...

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Caregiver Stress and Burnout

Aug 6, 2019 / By: Laura Easton

Category: General

Caregiver burnout is something that we at The Alpern Law Firm have dealt with in our personal lives and watched numerous clients deal with as well. Take a few minutes and read over the article...

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Are Funds Set Aside for My Funeral Safe?

Aug 1, 2019 / By: Laura Easton

Category: Asset Protection, Estate Planning

Are funds set aside for funeral and burial required to be used to pay for my nursing home expenses? Not if they are set up properly.  If you prepay your funeral in a way that...

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Planning for Step-Children

Aug 1, 2019 / By: Jack N. Alpern, Estate Planning Attorney

Category: Advanced Directives, Estate Planning, legal education

If your spouse has biological children, you may consider them your own. But, if you haven’t adopted them, they have no inheritance rights. This article looks at how to plan for step-children.

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If I Want to Give Away Some of my Assets ….

Jul 19, 2019 / By: Laura Easton

Category: General

If I want to give away some of my assets in order to protect them from a nursing home, how should I do that? First, you need to recognize that if you do make gifts,...

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Is Targeting Brain Inflammation the Key to Beating Alzheimer’s Disease?

Jul 12, 2019 / By: Laura Easton

Category: General

Is targeting brain inflammation the key to beating Alzheimer’s disease? The past decade of Alzheimer’s disease research has been fraught with disappointment. But some scientists say they’re more hopeful than ever a cure will be...

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