by Danielle Streed | Jun 16, 2016 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When it comes to setting up an estate plan, one of the most valuable assets that people own is their home. However, many people never take the time to truly look at how their home is owned. Home ownership or how the deed is set up will determine how that real estate...
by Danielle Streed | May 26, 2016 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
It is believed that an estimated 43.5 million adults in the United States have provided unpaid care to either an adult or child. Caregiving can be rewarding, but it can also create a lot of family issues, especially if the family is already facing controversy, or if...
by Danielle Streed | May 19, 2016 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
In the first part of my blog, I talked about the third party special needs trust set up by a family member for the benefit of a family member receiving government benefits such as SSI and Medicaid. This part two blog is what happens when the individual receiving these...
by Danielle Streed | May 14, 2016 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
How organized are you? Have you updated or completed a will, Trust, medical or financial powers of attorney? If so, great! Now is the time to take the next step and address those issues that are part of dying, just a little less formal perhaps. For example, have you...
by Danielle Streed | May 12, 2016 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
When it comes to planning for a family member that suffers from a mental or physical disability, it is important that you protect their government benefits after you are gone. If a beneficiary is receiving SSI and/or Medicaid, that beneficiary cannot have more than...
by Danielle Streed | May 7, 2016 | Estate Planning, Uncategorized
Many children these days have grown up in a single-parent household. The question is was one of your parents an absentee parent or more commonly referred to as deadbeat parent. When it comes to estate planning many young people do not feel that they are old enough or...
