No one in my family has a disability, so why would my estate plan need to include a Special Needs Trust?
Read MoreIn our culture, when someone passes away, we send a card to the family. This article will help you determine how to make a monetary gift to the appropriate party, if you decide to make a monetary gift.
Read MoreIowa has two different Medicaid programs to assist residents in paying for medical care. Title 19: Serves people who need to reside in a nursing home.
Read More1. How long does it take to get Medicaid? The answer varies depending on each person’s situation, but basically it is dependent on acquiring all the documentation needed to satisfy the Department of Human Resources that the applicant has met the income and resource limitations and the medical needs required by the program.
Read MoreThe death of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has touched off a fierce political battle, with President Obama and Republican senators (and presidential candidates) taking opposing positions about their Constitutional duty to fill the vacant seat at the Court. But how is the actual work of the Supreme Court affected by the loss of a Justice in the middle of a term?
Read MoreProbate: the process of identifying the rightful heirs, and transferring the decedent’s property to them in a way that also protects creditor’s rights, involving the court system (not a legal definition).
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Read MoreMany federal veteran’s benefits go unclaimed because people just do not know about them.
Read MoreWho would have thought that you have to protect your identity, even after you are dead!? It’s true. Identity thieves thrive on reincarnating deceased people.
Read MoreDid you know you probably have digital assets? Digital assets are property stored or existing exclusively in digital form.
Read MoreScenario: You have Mom’s power of attorney. Gift giving season is rapidly approaching, so you decide to buy some gifts for Mom to give to your siblings, the grandkids, YOU, etc. Our firm has litigated the first trial in Iowa under the new adult abuse law.
Read MoreDid you know you probably have digital assets? Digital assets are property stored or existing exclusively in digital form.
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