A lot of people are interested in do-it-yourself projects, and in some cases, you can save money and enjoy a hobby if you roll up your sleeves to get some things done on your own. However, you have to know where to draw the line when it comes to the DIY phenomenon. Estate planning is an exercise in arranging for the transfer everything that you have earned throughout your life to the people that you love the most. It is risky business indeed to try to go it alone when you are dealing with a … [Read more...] about Why Do I Need an Estate Planning Lawyer?
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Medicaid Planning: Key Facts & Figures
In this blog post, we will be sharing some very specific information about the Medicaid program. However, before we get into it, we should explain why Medicaid is important for many senior citizens that will be the enrolled in the Medicare program. Medicare will pay for convalescent care after an injury or illness when the patient is expected to recover fully. However, it will not pay for custodial care. This is the type of care that you would receive in a nursing home, or in your own home … [Read more...] about Medicaid Planning: Key Facts & Figures
Q & A Session With a Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer
As Rochester estate planning lawyers, we speak with a lot of clients that ask us many of the same questions. In this blog post, we will look at a hypothetical question and answer session that we have constructed based on these conversations. When you read the give-and-take, you will come away with some very useful information. If you would like to experience the real thing, simply send us a message requesting a consultation appointment and we will get back in touch with you promptly. Doesn’t … [Read more...] about Q & A Session With a Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer
How Rochester Revocable Trusts Help Protect Privacy
Rochester revocable trusts can serve many important purposes. In fact, when you create a revocable living trust, it benefits and protects you during the course of your lifetime and it also benefits and protects your heirs or beneficiaries after you have passed away. Many people focus on the big, obvious benefits of a revocable living trust such as having someone take charge of managing trust assets immediately in case of incapacity and achieving cost savings associated with trust assets … [Read more...] about How Rochester Revocable Trusts Help Protect Privacy
How Much Does a Trust Administrator Earn?
A trust administrator can facilitate the transfer of trust assets through the trust administration process. Serving as a trust administrator can be a difficult job because there are multiple steps involved in the trust administration process and the administrator must ensure that he or she is in compliance with legal obligations at all times. Those who administer a trust after a death are also in a position where they owe a fiduciary duty, which is the highest duty that can be owed, and they … [Read more...] about How Much Does a Trust Administrator Earn?
