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(search for ISBN. 978-1941123072). Written by an elder law attorney with over 25 years of experience, this book will help anyone with a family member faced with a long-term stay in a nursing home who wishes to preserve at least some of their assets by qualifying for the Medicaid program. "' The most detailed, plain-English guide I've found to the rules so far is called 'How to Protect Your Family's Assets From Devastating Nursing Home Costs.'". The maze of ever-changing rules and differences between states (and even counties) can be overwhelming, but I felt that Medicaid Secrets armed me with specific questions to ask--questions that would help me understand the various viable options (and their risks and pitfalls) that a qualified ElderCare Attorney might suggest. I suppose one could debate whether there truly are Medicaid "secrets," or whether information buried in a maze of bu­reaucratic language (based on federal law and implemented in significantly different ways by each of the fifty states, and then implemented at the local level by individual clerks) really is in plain sight for all to see. Regardless, Heiser clearly has poured his considerable expertise and his years of practical experience into the publication of a book that I believe practitioners and clients will find extremely useful . Excellent resource to prepare for conversations with lawyer about protecting family assets to care for parents. 5 STARS: Good book to have for people who want to leave some money to kids (not have it all spent on nursing homes.

Checklist for My Family. guides you through the process of gathering in one place your finances, legal documents, online accounts, wishes about medical care, and more. She has authored 20 law review articles and book chapters on various elder law issues and taught elder law at George Washington University Law School.

(search for ISBN. 978-1941123072). Written by an elder law attorney with over 25 years of experience, this book will help anyone with a family member faced with a long-term stay in a nursing home who wishes to preserve at least some of their assets by qualifying for the Medicaid program. "' The most detailed, plain-English guide I've found to the rules so far is called 'How to Protect Your Family's Assets From Devastating Nursing Home Costs.'". Excellent resource to prepare for conversations with lawyer about protecting family assets to care for parents. If you or a loved one are facing the extremely high expenses of a long-term stay in a nursing home, or simply want to be prepared for the possibility of needing someday to go to one, this is the book for you. Through numerous examples and case studies, the book takes you by the hand to first explain what the rules are and then--most importantly--what strategies are available to you to save potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars.

• preparing for the job of executor or trustee. • the first steps to take. • claiming life insurance, Social Security and other benefits. • making sense of a will. • what to do if there is no will. • how to determine whether probate is necessary. • filing taxes. • probate court proceedings. • dealing with family members. • handling simple trusts. • working with lawyers, appraisers, accountants, and other experts. The 7th edition contains updated tables outlining key points of each state’s laws, the latest information on estate taxes, plus worksheets that help you stay organized. "Mary Randolph, an editor at Nolo, a publisher of do-it-yourself legal guides and author of. "The Executor's Guide," says it is a good idea to get a lawyer to help unwind a trust, especially if it will hold a significant amount of money. "The Executor's Guide [is] a super-detailed, step-by-step book that's a must-read."

Fresh off a summer spent interning in legal hell, he is only mildly certain he even wants to continue down the path he’s on. Armed only with his own trepidations and the loyalty of those around him, Drake must find a way to save his friend and his own growing skepticism before it’s too late. Dustin Stevens is the author of the novels Number Four, Ink, Twelve, Just a Game, and 21 Hours.

With the help of local advocates and the press, Nujood obtained her freedom—an extraordinary achievement in Yemen, where almost half of all girls are married under the legal age. This important book gives them a voice and sheds light on an ugly secret that has destroyed the lives of children for centuries.” —Marina Nemat, author of Prisoner of Tehran “Simple and straightforward in its telling, this is an informative and thoroughly engaging narrative.” — Publishers Weekly.

Family courts and Soviet-style bureaucracies trample basic civil liberties, entering homes uninvited and taking away people's children at will, then throwing the parents into jail without any form of due process, much less a trial. Stephen Baskerville is Assistant Professor Government at Patrick Henry College and president of the American Coalition for Fathers of Children.

The rights of the statutory spouse in the jurisdictions of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago are examined, thus addressing, on a jurisdictional basis, an important area of spousal family that is seldom covered in English family law texts. Karen Nunez-Tesheira is a family law expert who has researched extensively into family law across the Commonwealth Caribbean.

The rights of the statutory spouse in the jurisdictions of Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago are examined, thus addressing, on a jurisdictional basis, an important area of spousal family that is seldom covered in English family law texts. Karen Nunez-Tesheira is a family law expert who has researched extensively into family law across the Commonwealth Caribbean.