If you are a successor trustee of a trust, or the personal representative (executor) of an estate, one of your duties includes preserving the assets so that they can be disposed of according to the directions laid out in the trust or will or under the law. some assets like real estate or automobiles or [...]
If someone you know is struggling to manage their Social Security--perhaps paying bills late, if at all, or perhaps someone who has fallen for numerous scams, or maybe they have become forgetful and misunderstand how much comes in the door or which bills are most important. Our office helps folks with those struggles--and hopefully even [...]
You may have heard that trusts can be handy, and that with a trust you can usually avoid probate court procedures after your death and even during a period in which you might be quite disabled before you die. That idea is pretty solid. Have you also heard that if you bother to create a [...]
The long term care ombudsman in Michigan has long had access to nursing homes, and patient records, in order to carry out their mission. The many Covid-19 related restrictions though made this work challenging, particularly if it seemed that a face to face meeting or the like might be smart in order to advocate on [...]
When it comes to the issue of nursing home visitation, it's likely that old rules intended to slow the spread of Covid-19 in vulnerable populations, and the staff working in the homes, confounded almost everyone. Essentially, especially early on, before vaccines were developed, the common approach was virtual complete isolation. Then, as time went on, [...]
The feds want folks on Medicare to know or remember that Medicare covers the COVID-19 vaccine at no additional cost to you, so if anyone asks you to share your Medicare Number or pay for access to the vaccine, you can be skeptical--even bet it’s a scam. Sure, if you are getting treatment, even shots, [...]
Do you need to plan a year end review, or even just a simple "legal check up" on issues or business or estate affairs or the like, to see if you are in good shape for the weeks, months or years ahead? Do you have nagging questions or concerns about your affairs or the affairs [...]
Medical Marijuana and disabled persons who have special needs trusts? It is a bit of a new world, as many states are struggling with medical marijuana laws, and particularly how those laws work well with or how they don't work well with, federal law. In the realm of folks with special needs, the various challenges [...]
An important decision just out by the Michigan Supreme Court will probably help families who need some help with paying for long term nursing home costs. The state of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services or Department of Human Services has a big big role in administering the various Medicaid Programs in Michigan--even though [...]
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