http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-blog.html This blog page provides a summary and links to the most recent updates to the site. en-us estate planning Wed, 16 May 2012 10:10:15 GMT Wed, 16 May 2012 10:10:15 GMT estate-planning-hub.com http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-forum.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-forum.html Our Estate Planning Forum is the place to come to discuss estate planning issues. Wed, 16 May 2012 10:10:14 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/personal-finance-estate-planning.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/personal-finance-estate-planning.html Find out how personal finance fits in with estate planning. Mon, 30 Apr 2012 06:51:55 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/living-will-in-estate-planning.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/living-will-in-estate-planning.html How do you use a living will in estate planning? Well tell you. But first, what is a living will? 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I work a full Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:03:31 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/merp-recovery-wdisabled-adult-child.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/merp-recovery-wdisabled-adult-child.html My mother, who resides in Texas, is on Medicaid since age 65. If she leaves her only disabled child out of her will, can the government recover their Sun, 13 Nov 2011 19:56:30 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-considerations-for-the-elderly.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-considerations-for-the-elderly.html Estate Planning Considerations for the Elderly Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:20:23 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/does-spousal-life-estate-supersede-a-will.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/does-spousal-life-estate-supersede-a-will.html Question: Does a life estate automatically granted for a spouse? If so does this supersede a will? ex. 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Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:52:41 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-considerations-for-the-disabled.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-considerations-for-the-disabled.html here's an article about Estate Planning Considerations for the Disabled Sun, 25 Sep 2011 08:22:17 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/basics-of-estate-planning.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/basics-of-estate-planning.html So, just what are the basics of estate planning? Find out here! Sun, 25 Sep 2011 06:11:42 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/incorporate-my-business.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/incorporate-my-business.html If your question is: "Should I Incorporate My Business" -- we can help you decide. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:23:28 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/retirement-and-estate-planning.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/retirement-and-estate-planning.html Retirement and Estate Planning are really at the heart of this website. Here's what I mean. Sun, 25 Sep 2011 05:20:15 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/choosing-an-estate-planning-attorney.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/choosing-an-estate-planning-attorney.html Choosing an estate planning attorney? Here's a great place to start! Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:47:41 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-is-elder-law.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-is-elder-law.html Elder law is becoming an increasingly important legal specialization. Certainly, if you need to find out whether and how to qualify for medicaid, you will want to talk to an elder lawyer. Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:43:31 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-is-an-inheritors-trust.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-is-an-inheritors-trust.html What do you do if you are well off and want to ensure any inheritance from your parents is not added to your estate? To save estate taxes and protect the inherited assets, consider an inheritors trust Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:28:33 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/medicaid-recipient-to-inherit-a-house.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/medicaid-recipient-to-inherit-a-house.html Question: A current Medicaid recipient in a nursing home will soon inherit a house. He lived in that house before going into the nursing home. Now, Thu, 22 Sep 2011 21:32:26 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-can-i-do-with-dads-house-and-not-affect-medicaid.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-can-i-do-with-dads-house-and-not-affect-medicaid.html Question: My 84 year old dad was recently placed into a nursing home, with the medicade application pending. he owes 32,000 on his house, and The fair Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:23:52 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/irrevocable-trust-and-medicaid-rules.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/irrevocable-trust-and-medicaid-rules.html Question: Can I put an immediate annuity, IRAs and 401K in an irrevocable trust, receive payments from the trust and after the 60 month look back period Thu, 08 Sep 2011 21:50:17 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/do-estate-lawyers-have-the-right-to-deplete-your-familys-trust-fund.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/do-estate-lawyers-have-the-right-to-deplete-your-familys-trust-fund.html Our parents hired an estate attorney to do their will and estate planing. Now for one, the attorney insisted on investing in very very low paying investments, Tue, 06 Sep 2011 21:34:49 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-happens-to-my-home-if-i-go-on-medicaid.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-happens-to-my-home-if-i-go-on-medicaid.html If you own an home and plan to go on medicaid, there are several things to consider. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:48:02 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/medicaid-estate-recovery-rules.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/medicaid-estate-recovery-rules.html More and more, after the death of the recipient, State governments try to recover medicaid payments they made. Sometimes they can; sometimes they can't. This article explains the medicaid recovery. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:45:31 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/medicaid-estate-recovery-planning.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/medicaid-estate-recovery-planning.html We know that payments medicaid makes for us can be recovered in some cases from our estate after we die. What planning can we do to limit potential loss to our estate? Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:43:48 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-are-ugma-or-utma-accounts.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-are-ugma-or-utma-accounts.html UGMA (Uniform Gifts to Minors Act) and UTMA (Uniform Transfers to Minors Act) Nearly every state has has an UGMA and/or UTMA law which provides a relatively Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:12:29 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-for-non-probate-assets.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-for-non-probate-assets.html Here's an article about Estate Planning For Non Probate Assets Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:10:35 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-and-taxes.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-and-taxes.html What exactly do estate planning and taxes have to do with each other? I'll tell you what. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:40:25 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/pros-and-cons-of-delaware-incorporation.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/pros-and-cons-of-delaware-incorporation.html Here's an article about the pros and cons of Delaware incorporation. Wed, 24 Aug 2011 17:32:56 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-are-probate-assets.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/what-are-probate-assets.html The article above addresses what non-probate assets are. It may seem obvious, but, just for the record, probate assets are everything else. Everything Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:35:14 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/whats-medicaid-impact-if-mom-adds-name-on-house-deed.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/whats-medicaid-impact-if-mom-adds-name-on-house-deed.html Question: Mom's on medicaid in a nursing home. Can she add a name on her deed to her house and on the title to her car? Or would that get her kicked Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:29:18 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/will-medicaid-collect-moms-life-insurance-payout.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/will-medicaid-collect-moms-life-insurance-payout.html Question: Will Medicaid take my moms term life insurance pay out after she passes to pay for her nursing home stay? Answer: In those states that only Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:27:39 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/free-estate-planning-forms.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/free-estate-planning-forms.html Free estate planning forms can be found at many places on the web. Here are a few links. Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:55:34 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-news.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-news.html Visit THE HUB for current estate planning news and commentary. Join in! Wed, 10 Aug 2011 08:52:00 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-tax.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-tax.html One of the foremost goals of estate planning is to limit the estate tax or avoid it all together. Here's why. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 06:55:04 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-questions.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/estate-planning-questions.html Get answers to your estate planning questions -- right here. Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:49:32 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/tips-to-get-a-good-mortgage.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/tips-to-get-a-good-mortgage.html 1. Shop around. There's no substitute for this and it's easy today to do it on-line. Just use one of the mortgage shopping sites and you'll have lenders Thu, 04 Aug 2011 00:00:44 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/how-best-to-pay-down-our-liquid-assets.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/how-best-to-pay-down-our-liquid-assets.html We have one child, an unmarried son. Our house and land are valued at less than $400,000. We want to deed the home over to him with Life Estate privileges. Sun, 31 Jul 2011 21:31:45 GMT http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/can-we-sell-dads-house.html http://www.estate-planning-hub.com/can-we-sell-dads-house.html Question: My dad died while on medicaid. he had an estate but home wasn't paid off. My brother is disabled and lives in the home and is paying the mortgage. Fri, 22 Jul 2011 18:09:43 GMT