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Are You Prepared for Incapacity?
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Avoid Probate and Save Money
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Estate Tax Parameters that You Want to Be Aware of
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Estate Taxes
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I am under 50. Do I need an estate plan?
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Is Do-it-yourself Estate Planning a Good Idea?
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Long Term Care Cost is a Concern for Everyone
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Social Security Facts
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What Are Payable on Death Accounts?
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A living trust is a good alternative to a will
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Aid and Attendance Special Pension, The Military Advantage
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Estate Planning, It is Relevant to You
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GLBT Estate Planning
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How to maximize Social Security Incomes
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Lack of planning hits boomers hard
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Late Singer Amy Winehouse Planned Well
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Retirement Planning for Veterans
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Surveys show estate planning often overlooked
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The Anatomy of a Trust
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Unification of Gift and Estate Taxes Should Be Understood
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What are "Durable" Powers of Attorney?
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What is HECM?
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Where to keep your estate planning documents
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Author Stieg Larsson had no estate plan
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Can't I just prepare my will using a kit?
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Effective Medicaid Expansions Remain Unclear
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Estate Planning Resources: VA Improved Pension Program
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Living wills, last wills, and living trusts
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MetLife Survey on long-term care cost
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POD accounts: The Cons
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Spendthrift trusts can provide a good solution
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The Don'ts of Estate Planning
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The estate of Al Davis is instructive case
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Do I need an estate planning attorney?
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Charitable Giving with a CRUT
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Know what to expect from Social Security
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Legacy of Life
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Long-Term Care Planning for Veterans
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Useful NCOA Resources
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Veterans Aid And Attendance Special Pension, the Military Advantage
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Beware of Elder Financial Abuse
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Debt Reduction Can Free Up Retirement Resources
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Estate Planning in the Digital Age
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Reducing Medical Expenses
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Specialized Trusts Can Save Estate Taxes
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Spendthrift Trust Can Provide Solutions
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Holistic Long-Term Care Planning
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Is Estate Tax Only A Concern For The Rich?
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QTIP Is Useful Estate Planning Tool
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What Will Happen To Your Estate Without A Will Or A Trust?
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Estate Planning For People With Minor Children
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Exiting your Business
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Hazy Future for Estate Tax
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Medi-Cal Planning
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Staying on Track for Retirement
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A Tailor-Made Estate Plan
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Alzheimer's-Induced Dementia Common Among Oldest Old
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Anticipated Lifespan Impacts Planning Efforts
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Children of Ray Charles Wrangle with Foundation
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Estate Planning: You Have Options
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Frank Discussions Foster Family Harmony
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Understanding Tax Laws
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Reports: Dick Clark Left Huge Estate Behind
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Take The Necessary Steps To Protect Your Assets
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What Is An Inheritance Tax?
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Asserting Your Wishes Is A Must
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Select Your Trustee Carefully
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Take Will Preparation Seriously
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Understanding Medi-Cal: Professional Guidance Advised
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Combining Your Benefits
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Engage A VA Accredited Elder Law Attorney
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What are Advance Health Care Directives?
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Estate Administration: Who Does The Legwork?
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Redlands, CA VA Benefits
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Remove Your Home From Reach Of Claimants
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A Moment of Clarity
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Be in the Know Regarding Social Security
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Elder Financial Abuse In The Internet Age
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What Does "POD" Stand For?
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Estate Planning: Retain a True Expert
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Small Business Owners: Intelligent Advance Planning Is A Must
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Dynasty Trust Can Be Effective For Wealth Preservation
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Evaluate Heirlooms and Other Sentimental Items
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Medicare Contains Multiple Parts
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Rate of Estate Tax May Shock You
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Getting Married Again? Talk to a Lawyer
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How do you Provide for People with Disabilities?
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It's Time to Call your Estate Planning Attorney when ...
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Tortoise Approach Can Yield Positive Results
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Veterans Benefit Alert
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Choose Your Retirement Spot Carefully
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Take Pause Before Starting Joint Bank Accounts
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Is a Gift of College Tuition Taxable?
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Living Trust for Discretion, Efficiency
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Kinkade May Have Penned Wills While Intoxicated
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Promising Alzheimer's Research Reported
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Will Your Resources Last Long Enough?
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Your Estate Planning Attorney Must Be Apprised of Relevant Details
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Consumer Reports Weighs in on DIY Estate Planning
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Fees You Can Expect to Pay for a Trust-Based Estate Planning Service
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Something You Should Know About ILITs
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Taxes and Inheriting an IRA
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Avoid the Three Major Estate Planning Errors
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Do Americans Underestimate their Life Expectancy?
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Do You Have Incapacitation Planning? WHO Estimates Dementia to Triple by 2050
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Do you qualify for Aid & Attendance?
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Prevent a Family Feud by Reviewing Your Estate Plans Regularly
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What Happens to Lingering Credit Card Debt after Death?
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Estate Planning Questions You Won't Like
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Celebrating Veterans' Caregivers with a High Five
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Expecting a New Arrival? Be Prepared with an Estate Plan
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When do you review an estate plan?
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Caregivers' Contributions Eased by Veterans' Aid and Attendance
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Elder Law 101: What Exactly is Elder Law, Anyway?
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How do Veterans Access Aid and Attendance Information?
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Protect Yourself and Loved Ones through Estate Planning
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Special Needs Planning
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Veterans' Aid & Attendance: A Closer Look at an Underutilized Benefit
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Children can be Compensated for Care
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Protect your Property Assets by Setting up a Trust
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Simple Needs May Not Require Much Help
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VA Pension Eligibility Standards for Veterans
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Burial in VA National Cemetaries
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DIC Coverage is for Veterans' Spouses and Children
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Filing Process for Veteran's Aid and Attendance Program
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If Only They Were Aware
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Long Term Care Costs Reduce Veterans' Pension Income Ceiling
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Relax Through Early Planning
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Income and Net Worth under VA Aid & Attendance
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Bad VA Decisions Do Happen
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Many Families Provide Care for Elderly Relatives
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Qualification for VA benefits
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Elder Law: The Importance of a Durable Power of Attorney
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Filing for Veteran's Aid: Documentation and Verification
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Time Spent Helping Elders Studied
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Who Should You Discuss Your Estate Plan With?
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Do You Understand Medicare?
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Common Questions Regarding Living Trusts
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Is Your Loved One's Identity at Risk?
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Ways You Can Lose Your Estate
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Prince and Estate Planning -- What We Can Learn
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Medi-Cal Estate Recovery is changing. Is it for the better?
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Last Minute Retirement Tips Everyone Should Consider
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Common Misconceptions about the Fiduciary Role
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Does Your Estate Need a Probate Attorney?
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Ways to Minimize Costs for Your Estate after Death
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Why we Fail to Plan for Long-Term Care
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How to Make an Advance Health Care Directive Work for You
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Probate and Your Estate
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Is It Important to Execute an Advance Health Care Directive?
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The Costs of Dementia: For the Patient and the Family
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Who Can Benefit from Estate Planning?
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Why Creating a Living Trust Is a Good Idea
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Lack of Planning hit Boomers Hard
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The Do's of Estate Planning
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How Will Your Final Wishes Become Reality?
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Cautionary Tales: Update Your Beneficiary Designations
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Is your loved one ready for an assisted living center?
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Preserving assets and leaving legacies takes preparation
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Protecting Your Legacy Of Service: Identifying Important Objects
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Tips for discussing estate planning with your elderly parents
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Different trust assets can raise different issues
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Disability programs interrelated, benefits affect one another
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Estate planning to maximize the benefits of wartime veterans
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How Social Security disability claims are processed
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Reducing the risks involved with administering trusts
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Social Security Disability in California
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SSA paying vets who are dead, not paying some who are alive
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The importance of naming the right successor trustees
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Thousands die waiting for Social Security benefits
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Advice for principals considering powers of attorney
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An overview of common trusts
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Going back to work while on SSDI
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How to serve as an executor
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Long-term care planning is vital for the LGBTQ community
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Long-term disability insurance offers security, peace of mind
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Social Security appeals backlog reaches record length
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Steps for discussing estate planning with your parents
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The importance of end-of-life decision making
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These estate planning mistakes can cause you trouble
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Veterans' benefits and estate planning
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What to know about Social Security Disability rules
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Can you force reluctant parents to move to a home?
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How California residents can protect their assets after death
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How to apply and qualify for disability benefits
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Social Security disability approval time
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Submitting evidence to support disability claims
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Think of estate planning during divorce
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Types of trusts
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Understanding Social Security disability
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Why decanting may be best when altering a trust
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Exploring the intangible side of estate planning
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Handling digital accounts for deceased loved ones
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Helping elderly parents with estate-planning needs is a true gift
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How the Cy Pres doctrine may help to save charitable trusts
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Medical records for SSD claims
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Pain symptoms and disability claims
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People too often overlook long-term care planning
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Social Security disability application mistakes
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SSA disregards short-terms needs of disabled people
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The wait after getting approved for disability benefits
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Veterans' benefits may pay for long-term care
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Applicants denied disability can appeal the decision
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Executive order helps veterans with mental health needs
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Financial planning for senior citizens
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How some mental conditions affect SSI and SSD benefit eligibility
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How to handle returns to work while receiving disability benefits
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Long-term care and Medicaid planning: It's time to take action
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Navigating the disability benefit appeals process
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Relocation and SSD benefits
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Spendthrift trusts often call for a cautious approach
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The next step after being denied twice for SS benefits
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There is more than one way to reduce estate taxes
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An explanation of SSDI and back pay.
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Fast track programs for certain Social Security Disability cases
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Nursing homes are expensive: Determine coverage now
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Past work as it applies to disability benefits
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Response times have no bearing on the merits of an SSD case
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Social Security Disability applicants benefit from representation
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SSD appeals
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Tax law changes can alter estate planning strategies
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The many advantages of a trust
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Critieria to receive disability benefits
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Estate planning and avoiding probate
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Estate planning in your 50s: Things to think about
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Filing a probate claim when estates are contested
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How Social Security determines if someone is disabled
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Points to know about a power of attorney
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Reviewing an estate plan
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Tax laws could impact charitable giving choices
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Things to think about when buying long-term care insurance
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Total disability assessments in SSD applications
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Using living trusts
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What to do if a social security appeal is late
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Applying for Social Security Disability benefits
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How to get through probate
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How to help children with special needs
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Making changes to trusts
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Medication not necessary for a disability claim
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Representation important to success at disability hearings
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Timeline for disability benefit payments after approval
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Trump Signs Measure to Protect SSI and SSDI Beneficiaries
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Delays in Social Security Disability decisions
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Determining appropriate care for elderly people
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Disability hearings provide opportunities for SSD applicants
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How to quicken the pace of a benefits case
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Muddy Waters' estate still not settled 35 years after his death
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Navy veterans could soon get Agent Orange health benefits
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New life for bill that may extend Agent Orange benefits
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Seven tips that can get executors on track
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The right type of trusts
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About charitable remainder trusts
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About pour-over wills
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About trust administration
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Aging parents need financial health checkups
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Applying for disability with limited medical records
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How medical records impact SSDI and SSI determinations
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How to react after a disability application is denied
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Take wise steps with an unexpected inheritance
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The benefits of professional estate planners
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Unique trust administration needs
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What to expect at a disability hearing
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A special needs trust can preserve benefits
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Applying for disability benefits
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Disability claims and arthritis
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Earlier planning for long-term care critical for asset protection
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How disability benefit cases are decided
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How medical records and work history affect SSD claims
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How to fund a trust and ensure that assets are transferred
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How to get disability benefits for back pain
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Long-term care planning helps you in later life
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Supreme Court to rule on disability case testimony
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The importance of detailed information on SSD applications
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Understanding the Pension Protection Act and your retirement
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Cyptocurrencies, digital assets and estate planning
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Effects of new tax law on trusts starting in 2018
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Good cause could extend deadline for appealing SSD denial
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Planning for estate taxation into the future
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SLAT helps some families take advantage of estate tax exemptions
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Starting the application process for SSD benefits
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The decision makers who deal with SSDI benefits applications
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The importance of appealing a disability examiner's ruling
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Why appealing a disability denial is important
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You may need to draft a spendthrift trust for some of your heirs
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Alternative for being trustee or executor
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Clarifying the definition of "disability" for SSD purposes
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Estate planning when you're young: Do these 3 things
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Heart attacks and Social Security disability claims
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How representation can affect a disability claim
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Social Security Disability reconsiderations
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Speeding up a Social Secrurity disability claim case
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The importance of creating an estate plan
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The surviving spouse needs to make important decisions
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Why aging adults need to start planning for long-term care now
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Benefits help disabled veterans and their families
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Cost-of-living increase for veterans' benefits
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Estate planning and philanthropy
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Estate planning doesn't have to result in family tension
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How an RFC form can help with a disability claim
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Preserving generational wealth is a worthy goal
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Receiving a Social Security claim denial letter
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Reviewing trusts can keep them up to date
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VA outreach for underserved veterans
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A medical source statement can assist a disability application
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Applying for disability with no medical records
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Approval for Social Security disability without a hearing
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Common misconceptions about powers of attorney
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Handling absent or uncommunicative trustees
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Lessons to be learned from Stan Lee's estate issues
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Parents can plan for their children's future today
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Serving as executor can be a big job
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Silent trusts can help people plan discreetly
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Silent trusts provide discreet asset management options
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5 steps to choose the perfect nursing home
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A deteriorating mental condition can be disabling
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Applying for Social Security Disability: The first steps
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Does a fast SSD benefits denial mean a weak claim?
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Estate planning in retirement: Details requiring your attention
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High court to hear SSDI arguments
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Moving forward after an SSD benefits denial
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Possibilities with second trusts for estate planning purposes
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The duties of a trust executor
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The roles of the executor and trustee
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Using beneficiary designations to avoid probate
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What to know about charitable trusts
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Appealing a denial notice for SSD benefits
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Benefit recipients may need to wait for their first payment
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Common errors that lead to disability claim denials
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Elderly are vulnerable to financial exploitation
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Estate planning when a loved one is addicted
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Expect long waits when applying for Social Security Disability
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How to decide when to tell children about a trust
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Severe impairment needed to receive disability benefits
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What to know about long-term care planning
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Disability hearings are often important but short
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Estate planning can help people in various circumstances
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Identifying the interested parties in probate legislation
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Is it time to review and update your estate plan?
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SSD benefits may not be permanent
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The nature of work performed is a disability factor
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Trusts provide privacy and do not require probate
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Why estate planning is important for everybody
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Handling probate and estate administration duties
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Relocation and disability applications
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Revocable trusts as part of an estate plan
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Rules for filing a disability claim with Social Security
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The truth about long-term care planning
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Trust options outstrip scientific advances for afterlife
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Understanding estate taxes after a person's death
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Using a trust as a way to protect assets in estate planning
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When do you need to start making a last will or estate plan?
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Why it matters that Luke Perry had an estate plan
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Account for passwords in an estate plan
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Analyzing Lee Radziwill's estate plan
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Avoid family conflicts over aging parents
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Developing a comprehensive, current estate plan
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Estate planning and hip-hop artists
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Estate planning and personal property items
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Heirs of Prince want Comerica removed as estate administrator
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How to be an executor of a will
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Overview of gross estate and federal estate tax exemption
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Reasons to use a trust over a will
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The role of trusts in financial planning for special needs child
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A musician's estate remains open after three years
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Carrie Fisher's estate detailed in probate papers
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Could a trust protect your elderly parents' assets?
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Estate administration in California
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John Singleton's family fighting over $35 million estate
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Protecting family relationships with estate planning
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Special needs trusts explained
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Trusts can help single parents with estate planning
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What to consider when creating a special needs trust
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Why special needs trusts can be beneficial
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Tom Petty's family feuding over his estate
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Big News On Trust Taxation
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Deceased Musician's Estate Involved In Financial Dispute
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Estate Planning For Chronic Illness
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Using A Trust
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When Trusts Are Better Than Wills
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Blue Water Veterans Covered For Agent Orange Conditions
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Estate Planning Things to Be Aware of During a Crisis…like COVID-19
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Understanding Special Needs Trusts in California
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The Benefits of a Special Needs Trust Planning
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How to Plan for Special Needs Children in California
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Empowering the Disabled with a Special Needs Trust
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The Value of a Letter of Intent for Your Special Needs Child
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Understanding a Pooled Trust in California
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Seven Bad Excuses to Keep Putting off Estate Planning
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What is the Difference between Estate Planning and Elder Law?
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The Biden Tax Reform and Households with Higher Incomes
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Five Crucial Things to Include in an Estate Plan
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A Law in California Addresses Fatal Nursing Home Cases of COVID-19
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Medicare, Medi-Cal, and Out of Pocket Costs Associated with Alzheimer's Disease
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Common Medi-Cal Planning Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
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Medi-Cal is Important: Plan for When Your Ill Spouse Leaves Home
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Adults with Special Needs and Care Options
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Did You Know March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month?
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ABLE Accounts Create New Investing Opportunities
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This Month Is Brain Injury Awareness Month
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Some Common Mistakes Made When Planning for a Disabled Family Member
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April is Parkinson's Awareness Month
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The Need for Affordable Long-Term Care in America
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Will Medi-Cal Take My Home?
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When to Start Medi-Cal Crisis Planning
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Why Aging Adults Need to Start Planning for Long-Term Care Now
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Using a Trust as A Way to Protect Assets in Estate Planning
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Determining Appropriate Care for The Elderly
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Estate Planning in Retirement: Details Requiring Your Attention
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WHAT IS MEDI-CAL?
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WHY AGING ADULTS NEED TO START PLANNING FOR LONG-TERM CARE NOW
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Medi-Cal Basics: Are There Ways to Gift the Home?
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Medi-Cal Basics: You Can Be A Paid Caregiver
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Medi-Cal Basics: How to Protect A Home from Medi-Cal’s Estate Recovery
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Veterans Aid & Attendance: Understanding VA Benefits for Assisted Living
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Special Needs Trusts:
How Special Needs
Trusts are Funded
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VA AID & ATTENDANCE BENEFITS: Documents and Important Information to Gather Now!
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What Are the Va’s Rules on Asset Limitations & MAPR COnsiderations for The Aid & Attendance Benefit?
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Excellent Help with VA and Attendance for My Father
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Why Having a Power of Attorney is Important
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Early Planning is Key When Faced with Declining Mental Capacity
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Avoiding A Common Mental Capacity Pitfall
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Capacity is NOT a Medical Concept – Part I
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Capacity is NOT a Medical Concept – Part II
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Important Estate Planning Terms to Know
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Why You Should Use an Estate Planning Attorney Over Online Forms
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Estate Planning and Dementia: What You Should Consider
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Family Legacy Planning: Going Beyond the Will
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Talking To Parents About Estate Planning When You Are Concerned About Dementia
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Important Legal Documents to Have in Place Before Dementia Sets In
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What to Know About First-Party Special Needs Trusts
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Importance of a Special Needs Trust
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Personal Injury Settlement Inheritance & Special Needs Trusts
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Understanding Third-Party Special Needs Trusts
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The Benefits of Medi-Cal
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Medi-Cal: Supportive Services & Assistant Waiver Programs
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Understanding the PACE Program
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FAQs: Program of All-Inclusive Care for California Elderly
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Creating a Business Succession Plan
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Accounting for Your Pets
in Your Estate Plan
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Events
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Medi-Cal Benefit Planning: How to protect your home against Medi-Cal's Estate Recovery & How to protect your Medi-Cal benefits
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Ask the Elder Law Attorney: Come & Get Your Questions Answered
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The Forum…all things senior: Stress Awareness by Stephanie Wallace, Health Coach with Optum Community Center
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Medi-Cal Planning for Long-Term Care
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Coffee with Esther Special Needs Planning Series for Children & Adults: Special Needs Planning for Your Loved One
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Coffee with Esther Special Needs Planning Series for Children & Adults: Special Needs Planning for Your Loved One
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Resources for Aging Well: Brain Health seminar with guest panelist: Dean Sherzai, MD, PhD
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Medi-Cal Benefit Eligibility: Common Myths, Asset V. Income Concerns, Asset Protection, Legal Planning
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Ask the Elder Law Attorney
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The Forum…all things senior: Ballard Rehabilitation Hospital with Patty Meinhardt, Chief Marketing Officer
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VA Aid & Attendance Benefit 2021 Planning
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Medi-Cal Benefit Planning: How to protect your home against Medi-Cal's Estate Recovery & How to protect your Medi-Cal benefits
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Coffee with Esther: Planning For When The Forgetfulness Begins. What legal planning is needed for Alzheimer’s and Dementia.
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Medi-Cal Benefit Eligibility: Common Myths, Asset V. Income Concerns, Asset Protection, Legal Planning
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Resources for Aging Well: Medicare AEP – What You Need to Know with Guest Panelist, Donna Poole, Licensed Insurance Broker
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Ask the Elder Law Attorney
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Medi-Cal Benefit Planning: How To Protect Your Home Against Medi-Cal's Estate Recovery & how To Protect Your Medi-Cal Benefits
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The Forum…all things senior: The A, B, C& D’s of Medicare with our Keynote Speaker, Lina Thach from the Phoenix Insurance Agency
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Determining Mental Capacity in the Elderly
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Coffee with Esther: October Seminar Series Day 1: Estate Planning for the Primary Residence
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Coffee with Esther: October Seminar Series Day 2: Estate Planning for the bank accounts, investment accounts and retirement assets
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How to Qualify for Medi-Cal Benefits: Common Myths, Asset V. Income Concerns, Asset Protection, Legal Planning
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Ask the Elder Law Attorney
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How to Protect Your Home Against Medi-Cal's Estate Recovery & how To Protect Your Medi-Cal Benefits: Important Medi-Cal Benefit Planning
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The Forum…all Things Senior: Does the Government Offer Long-Term Care Benefits for Our Seniors?
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Coffee with Esther: VA Aid & Attendance Benefit Planning & Benefit Protection
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How to Protect Your SSI & Medi-Cal Benefits with a Special Needs Trust
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How to qualify for Medi-Cal Benefits: Common Myths, Asset V. Income Concerns, Asset Protection, Legal Planning
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Ask the Elder Law Attorney
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Legal Concerns for the Caregiver
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How to protect your home against Medi-Cal's Estate Recovery & How to protect your Medi-Cal benefits: Important Medi-Cal Benefit Planning
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The Elder & Disability Law Firm is Offering Webinars to Help YOU Learn What is Changing and How to Qualify for Medi-Cal After July 1st!
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