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- 5 years ago
- Most special needs trusts (SNTs) are set up to benefit one individual. But it’s possible to contribute to a trust where the funds of many people with special needs are “pooled.” This kind of trust, called a pooled or (d)(4)(C) trust, may be a better option for some people than the conventional SN... [read more]
Category archives: Medicaid
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- ABLE Account
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- Achieving a Better Life Experience Act of 2014
- Care Planning
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clay County
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- Duval County
- Elder Law
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- Florida
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- Julington Creek
- Medicaid
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- Personal Injury Attorney
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- Personal Injury Victim
- Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Trust
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Structured Settlement
- Supplemental Security Income
- 5 years ago
- When personal injury lawsuits are settled, the underlying settlement figure may be less than initially meets the eye due to attorneys’ fees, expenses and other costs. To ensure the resulting settlement best protects the plaintiff's long-term financial interests, as well as their health and quality o... [read more]
- 5 years ago
- As we celebrate the start of 2019, we want to take a moment to let you know how much we appreciate you for being clients and friends of our Law Office. We enjoy the opportunities to help each of you and enjoy sharing useful and uplifting information with you via our website, social media, an... [read more]
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- Care Planning
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- Clay County
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- Elder Law
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- Florida
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- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Julington Creek
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- Medicaid
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- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Seniors
- Skilled Nursing Home Care
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 5 years ago
- One question we are often asked by clients is if giving financial gifts to their family members will affect them adversely if they need to apply for Medicaid to cover the cost of nursing home care. Our response is that while current federal law permits gifts up to $15,000 annually, per individual, w... [read more]
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- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clay County
- COLA
- Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers
- Cost of Living Adjustment
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- Duval County
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- North Florida
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- 5 years ago
- Social Security payments are set to grow next year, although for some recipients the extra income will be slightly offset by an increase in Medicare premiums and deductibles. Announced by the Social Security Administration (SSA) on October 11, 2018, and effective December 31, Social Security pay... [read more]
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- Americans with Disabilities Act
- and Care (EMPOWER) Care Act
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Clay County
- Elder Law
- Empower Act
- EMPOWER Care Act
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Green Cove Springs
- Home-Based Care
- Integration Mandate
- Jacksonville
- Julington Creek
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Money Follows by the Person (MFP) program
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Partnership for Medicaid Home-Based Care
- Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Trust
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 5 years ago
- After expiring two years ago, a program that helps people with disabilities transition out of institutions and into the community appears to be headed for renewed funding and even improvement. The Ensuring Medicaid Provides Opportunities for Widespread Equity, Resources, and Care (EMPOWER) Ca... [read more]
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- Adult Children
- Aging
- Care Planning
- Caregivers
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Estate Planning
- Estate Planning for Adult Children
- Estate Plans
- Florida
- Florida First Coast
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Julington Creek
- Life Care Planning
- Lifetime Living Documents
- Long-Term Care
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Medicaid
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- VA Aid and Attendance Benefits
- VA Benefits
- 5 years ago
- We're often asked by clients how our Elder Law Attorneys can help them be prepared for the need of long-term care. Our answer is that as a part of thorough Estate Planning, we create documents that are flexible enough to allow the use of various strategies to obtain and pay for long term care. Sourc... [read more]
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- Annual Gift Tax Exclusion
- Care Planning
- Clay County
- Elder Law
- Elderly
- Estate Planning
- Florida
- Green Cove Springs
- IRS
- Jacksonville
- Julington Creek
- Life Care Planning
- Long-Term Care
- Medicaid
- Medicaid Application
- Medicaid Asset Transfer Rules
- Medicaid Eligiblity
- Medicaid Planning
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 5 years ago
- If you have it to give, you certainly can, but there may be consequences should you apply for Medicaid long-term care coverage within five years after each gift. The $15,000 figure is the amount of the current gift tax exclusion (for 2018), meaning that any person who gives away $15,000 or le... [read more]
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- Center for Public Representation
- Clay County
- Disability
- Disability Rights
- Duval County
- Electronic Visit Verification
- Estate Plans
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- Green Cove Springs
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- Julington Creek
- Medicaid
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- People with Special Needs
- Special Needs Planning
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- 5 years ago
- Congress has passed and President Trump has signed a law delaying by one year the requirement that providers of home health care services clock in electronically with Medicaid prior to performing services. Disability rights advocates and a bipartisan group of senators had been calling for the... [read more]
- 6 years ago
- How much you need for retirement depends a great deal on how long you expect to live. There are now many Web-based calculators that can give you an idea of your life expectancy based on your current age, gender, family health history, smoking and drinking habits, exercise patterns, stress level, and... [read more]
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- Adult Children
- Aging
- Asset Protection
- At-Home Care
- Beneficiaries
- Care Planning
- Caregivers
- Caretaker Child
- Clay County
- Elder Abuse
- Elder Law
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- Florida First Coast
- Florida Wills
- Green Cove Springs
- Jacksonville
- Julington Creek
- Life Care Planning
- Life Care Plans
- Medicaid
- Medicaid Estate Recovery
- Medicaid Planning
- Medical Benefits
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Planning
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Trusts
- 6 years ago
- A California daughter and granddaughter's fear of losing their home to Medicaid may have contributed to a severe case of elder abuse. If the pair had consulted with an elder law attorney, they might have figured out a way to get their mother the care she needed and also protect their house. A... [read more]
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- Care Planning
- Children with Special Needs
- Clay County
- Durable Power of Attorney
- Duval County
- Elder Law
- Elderly
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- Estate Tax
- Florida
- Florida Wills
- Green Cove Springs
- Health Care Directives
- Jacksonville
- Legacy Planning
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- Medicaid
- Medicaid Application
- Medicaid Eligiblity
- Medicaid Planning
- New Year
- North Florida
- Orange Park
- Probate
- Seniors
- Special Needs Planning
- Special Needs Trust
- St. Augustine
- St. Johns County
- Trusts
- Will
- Wills
- 6 years ago
- To better serve our clients and their families who live or work in Julington Creek, St. Johns, Fruit Cove, Switzerland, Orangedale, Mandarin, and surrounding areas, we have opened a local office conveniently located in the Julington Creek Business Park at 12627 San Jose Boulevard, Suite 102-A, Jacks... [read more]