Today I attended a seminar regarding estate planning and trusts for same-sex couples.
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Attended seminar: “Nuts and Bolts of Special Needs Trusts”
Today I attended a seminar regarding special needs trusts for individuals with disabilities.
HELP! I AM GOING “BEHIND BARS” FOR A GOOD CAUSE!
I’m proud to tell you that I’m being locked up to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association. I am being arrested on October 25, 2011 and taken to jail at Outback Steakhouse in Okemos, MI where I will serve hard time at the Lock Up event! To be released on good behavior I have to raise…
Attended seminar: Special Needs Trusts
Today I attended a seminar regarding trusts, specifically, using special needs trust for an individual with a disability.
Headaches for same-sex couples
Same sex marriage is becoming more accepted nationwide. But that doesn’t mean that these couples can have a ceremony and go about their lives happily ever after. “Such couples still can’t file a joint federal tax return, share retirement benefits, shield each others assets from estate taxes or benefit from many other tax breaks provided…
NAELA Membership
I just joined the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys. Their website is here.
Arcane legal theory used in Michigan inheritance issue
The Rule Against Perpetuities is every law student’s nightmare. Dating back hundreds of years, the Rule is meant to prevent an estate proceeding from dragging on endlessly, requiring a property interest conveyed in a will to vest, if at all, within 21 years of the death of individuals already in existence at the time of…
Elderlaw & Disability Conference
On friday march 4 I attended the ninth annual elder law & disability conference. Lots of good info on medicaid, healthcare, and other important topics.
Article illustrates the danger of joint ownership: son’s creditors took his mother’s life savings
Many, many people use joint ownership as a cheap, do-it-yourself method to avoid probate or hiring an attorney to draft an estate plan. Unfortunately, it often has consequences that may not be apparent until it’s too late. For example, joint ownership can expose both parties to claims from one of the owner’s creditors, which is…
