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- Category: Aid & Attendance
- Category: Elder Law
- Beneficiary Designations, etc., Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust
- Nursing Home Lawyers Discuss the Benefits of Planning
- Planning for Lottery Winners, Part 1 of 2
- Estate Planning Considerations – Beneficiary Designations
- Last Will and Testament 101
- Life Changes
- You Never Know: Planning for the Unexpected Death
- Back to School List – Estate Planning Firm
- FOUND MONEY – Medicaid Planning
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 1: Incapacity
- Share the Love
- Executor of a Will: What to Expect
- Child Suffering from Apert Syndrome Receives Life-Changing Treatment
- Let Our Louisville Estate Planning Lawyer Draft Your Will
- Using a Spendthrift Trust in your Inheritance Planning
- The Difference Between a Living Trust and a Durable Power of Attorney
- Louisville Inheritance Planning and Taxes
- The Basics of the Probate Process in Kentucky
- How a Divorce Affects Estate Planning
- What Do I Need to Know About Medicaid Eligibility?
- How Louisville Medicaid Planning Can Help Avoid Fraud
- Revocable Trusts and How they Work
- Think DIY Wills are a Good Idea? You Might Want to Reconsider
- Louisville Probate Attorney Explains Role of Executor
- The Difference Between a Revocable and Irrevocable Trust
- What do Estate Planning Attorneys do?
- Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Provides Resources for Seniors
- Louisville Estate Planning Attorney Explains Why You Need an Estate Plan
- Mistakes to Avoid in Kentucky Trust Administration
- The Need for a Healthcare Power of Attorney
- A Family Trust isn’t only for the Wealthy
- Ways to avoid the Kentucky Probate Process
- Important Living Trust Benefits of Which You Should Take Advantage
- Gersh Law Offices Scored Big in the 2016 Bridgehaven Golf Challenge
- The Dangers of Using a DIY Will
- Living Wills and Advanced Directives – a MUST SEE for everyone
- What is Estate Planning
- Congress Passes ABLE ACT
- Why We Procrastinate about Estate Planning
- Category: Estate Planning
- Aretha Franklin Died Intestate: What Does It Mean for Her Family?
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment: Part 2
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment
- Planning for Winners, Part 2 of 2
- Estate Planning Considerations – Taxes
- Planning for the Unexpected
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 3: Your Kids
- Your Father’s Day Joke Stop
- Our Clients Love Us
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 2: Long-Term Care
- Louisville Living Trust Lawyers Explain the Benefits
- Mistakes to Avoid in Fulfilling Your Executor Duties
- What the Executor of a Will Needs to Know About Probate
- Probate Attorney Explains the Steps of Probate
- Mistakes to Avoid in Retirement Planning
- Planning Your Retirement with an IRA
- Freak Accident on Louisville Interstate Reminds of the Need for Estate Planning
- 4 Benefits of a Durable Power of Attorney
- CAN LIFETIME GIFTS BE TAXED?
- All You Need to Know about a Special Needs Trust
- Louisville Center for Autism Provides Valuable Resources for Families
- State of the Union Proposals Could Impact Your Estate Plan
- Three Estate Planning Items Everyone Needs
- IRS Announces 2015 Estate And Gift Tax Limits
- When Is The Best Time To Plan Your Estate?
- Four Estate-Planning Documents Everyone Should Have
- Remarrying in retirement?
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- Category: Tips and Help Getting Started
- Category: Tips and Help Getting Started
- Preparing for Life and its End
- 6 Estate Planning Steps for You and Your Parents
- June 26, 2015 – CONGRATULATIONS to the LGBT Community
- Volunteers in action: Law firm founder walks mini-marathon in honor of Bridgehaven Mental Health Services
- VA Benefits For Long-Term Care of Veterans and Their Surviving Spouses
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FAQ
- Is a Living Trust a good idea for a LGBT person?
- Do unmarried couples have to plan more than married couples do?
- Are my estate planning documents a matter of public record?
- Is there a tax if I give some of my property to my spouse or partner?
- Will my spouse or partner be appointed guardian of my minor child?
- Can I make decisions about my spouse or partner’s remains?
- How can I be sure that I will be allowed to visit my spouse or partner in the hospital or assisted living facility?
- Can my spouse or partner make medical decisions for me if I’m sick?
- Can my spouse or partner handle my financial affairs if I am incapacitated?
- I’m married, why do I need to plan?
- Does marriage, domestic partnership or civil union provide all the benefits of marriage?
- Is a Living Trust a good idea for a LGBT person?
- Do unmarried couples have to plan more than married couples do?
- Are my estate planning documents a matter of public record?
- Is there a tax if I give some of my property to my spouse or partner?
- Will my spouse or partner be appointed guardian of my minor child?
- Can I make decisions about my spouse or partner’s remains?
- How can I be sure that I will be allowed to visit my spouse or partner in the hospital or assisted living facility?
- Can my spouse or partner make medical decisions for me if I’m sick?
- Can my spouse or partner handle my financial affairs if I am incapacitated?
- I am in an unmarried relationship, do I need to plan?
- I am married, why do I need to plan?
- Does same-sex marriage, domestic partnership, or civil union provide all the benefits of marriage?
- How will my income tax return get filed?
- What happens if my son needs his tuition paid while I’m disabled?
- What happens if my investments need to be changed quickly due to market conditions or to reflect new circumstances and risk tolerance?
- How will my bills get paid?
- If I have no chance of recovery, will I be kept on life support?
- Who will decide medical treatment issues?
- Who will decide where I live?
