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Category: Elder Law
- What Is a Reverse Mortgage?
- Key Social Security Retirement Facts You Should Know
- What Should I Do after Being Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s?
- St. Louis Elder Law Attorneys — Is It Alzheimer’s or Just the Natural Aging Process?
- Creve Couer Elder Law Attorneys Answer Top 5 Elder Law Questions
- Missouri Medicaid and Medicare – What Is the Difference?
- Nursing Home Tips from Kirkwood Elder Law Lawyers
- St. Louis Elder Law Attorneys Offer Tips for Finding the Right Nursing Home
- State of Missouri Shuts Down Nursing Home
- Resident on Resident Abuse Common in Nursing Homes
- Are You Entitled to Veterans Benefits?
- Can an Elder Law Attorney Help with Long-Term Care Planning?
- Does Medicare Pay for Long-Term Care?
- Financial Abuse of the Elderly Is Among the Fastest Growing Crimes in America
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day – June 15, 2015
- Is There a National Association of Elder Law Attorneys?
- Veterans Administration Benefits, Nursing Homes, and Other Elder Care Options
- Are County Nursing Homes O.K?
- How to Find an Elder Law Attorney
- What Is the Five Year Look-Back Period for Medicaid in St. Louis?
- Early Signs of Dementia – Is It Too Late for Medicaid Planning?
- What Is A Certified Elder Law Attorney?
- What Is An Elder Law Attorney?
- Be Aware Of Medicaid “Look-Back” Period
- Alzheimer’s Disease—When to Become Concerned
- Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Benefits May Include Look-Back Period in Future
- Technology for Seniors
- Five Important Estate Planning Considerations for Blended Families
- Finding the Right Nursing Home
- Staying Safe on the Road in Your Golden Years
- ABA Journal Article
- Seniors Can Fall Victim To Web-Based Scams
- How Would Proposed Medicaid Cuts Affect Seniors?
- Petitioning for Guardianship or Conservatorship
- Do You Need an Elder Law Attorney?
- What Does It Cost for An Elderly Parent to Remain at Home?
- Reasons to Seek Guardianship of an Adult
- Qualifying for Medicaid for the Elderly
- Top Three Major Life Changes That Warrant Updating Your Last Will and Testament
- Elder Law – How to Petition for Guardianship
- Long Term Care Costs: Are You Ready?
- Estate Tax May Have New Look In 2013
- Aging Is A Journey, Plan Carefully
- Do I Have to Probate My Dad’s/Mom’s Estate?
- What Is Medicaid?
- Study Places Elder Financial Abuse Under Microscope
- Social Security vs. SSI
- Long-Term Care Choice: Make It Your Own
- Addressing Elder Law Concerns
- Expert Guidance Is Key To Estate Planning
- Medicaid And The Community Spouse
- Elder Law and Veterans A & A
- Financial Abuse A Growing Elder Law Concern
- Giving Gifts To Enable Medicaid Eligibility
- Advance Directives: Expect The Unexpected
- Medicaid May Be Part Of The Solution
- FRAUD ALERT!
- Maximizing Social Security Benefits
- Retirement, End Of Life & Estate Planning
- Financial Abuse Of Elders Is A Growing Problem
- VA Benefit Can Defray Long Term Care Costs
- Powers Of Attorney & Estate Planning
- Aging, Alzheimer’s Disease, & Incapacity Planning
- Reverse Mortgages Are An Option
- Be Prepared With Long Term Care Insurance
- McClellan: Medicaid won’t pay bills for man whose widow had IRA
- Age Is A Just Number
- Estate Planning & Medical Gifts
- Elder Law At A Glance
Category: Estate Liquidity
- Missouri Estate Liquidity: Does Yours Have Enough?
- Free Report: Does Your Estate Have Sufficient Liquidity?
Category: Estate Plan
- What Components Do You Need in Your Estate Plan?
- How to Transfer Appreciable Assets at a Discount
- Life Events that Should Trigger an Estate Plan Update
- Celebrity Lessons – Could Whitney Houston’s Estate Plan Have Protected Bobbi Kristina?
Category: Estate Planning
- Beneficiary Designations and the SECURE Act: Prior Designations
- Beneficiary Designations and the SECURE Act: Eligible Designated Beneficiaries
- Dynasty Trusts
- Joint Tenancy Problems in Estate Planning
- Updating Your Plan: Powers of Attorney
- Updating Your Plan: Your Trust or Will
- Tax Planning for 2021
- Updating Your Plan: Beneficiary Designations
- What the 2020 Election Could Mean for Your Estate Plan
- Preparing for the Unexpected…and the Eventual
- Staying Current is Especially Important in the Pandemic
- Academy’s Fall Summit Virtually Perfect
- Fair Isn’t Always Equal and Vice Versa
- What’s an “Atom Bomb” or “Contingent Remainder” Beneficiary?
- Planning Is Important
- Chadwick Boseman Demonstrates the Importance of Planning
- Generational Wealth is Key to Leveling the Playing Field
- Use the Exclusion or Lose It
- Planning for Incapacity
- Building Flexibility into Your Plan
- Staying Current is Especially Important in the Pandemic
- Will Your Estate Plan Still Work If You Move?
- How Will You Age in Place and Be Able to Die at Home?
- Beneficiary Designations and Other Non-Probate Transfers
- Assignment and Nominee
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 3
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky – Part 2
- Leaving Assets Can Be Tricky
- Irrevocable Medicaid Trusts
- The Basics: Powers of Attorney for Healthcare
- The Basics: Financial Power of Attorney
- Removing Life Insurance from the Taxable Estate
- Removing Life Insurance Without Triggering the Transfer for Value Rule
- The Basics: “HIPAA” Powers
- Avoiding Family Chaos in the Coronavirus Age
- Low-Interest Loans: An Estate Planning Technique
- Best Places to Retire: State Taxation
- Uncompensated Transfers
- Joint Tenancy Pros and Cons
- Whom Do You Want to Get Your Assets?
- Planning for the SECURE Act
- Families Gather in Novel Ways in Pandemic
- Academy’s Spring Summit Virtually Perfect
- Coronavirus and Nursing Homes
- Economic Fallout from Coronavirus May Provide Opportunities
- Preparing for Coronavirus
- Planning for the Sandwich Generation
- Estate Planning Conference Discusses SECURE Act and More
- The SECURE Act and What It Means for You
- Tax Planning for 2020
- Getting Together with Family for the Holidays
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 3 – Fraud
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 4 – Lack of Testamentary Capacity
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 5: How
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 1 – Formal Requirements
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 6: Why
- Reasons an Estate Plan Could Be Challenged: Part 2 – Undue Influence
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 2
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 4: Where
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part 3: When
- The Questions of Estate Planning, Part I: Who
- Make Your Own Plan
- 529 Plans: Planning for Education with a Tax and Asset Protection Bonus
- Planning for the Unexpected
- Planning for Education Expenses
- Planning for Special Needs Children
- The Importance of Communicating Your Plans
- Consequences of Modifying an Irrevocable Trust
- How Much is Too Much?
- Many Reasons to Plan
- Why Crowdfunding May Cost You Medicaid Eligibility
- Clarity is Key to Planning
- What Are the Duties and Responsibilities of an Executor?
- What is a GST Trust?
- Kiddie Tax is Worse Than Ever
- Staying Current on Estate Planning
- Making Trusts More Flexible
- When and Where You Die Matters
- Planning is Critical
- New Estate Tax Proposal
- ABLE Accounts
- What Are 529 Plans and What Are Their Advantages?
- What are UGMA and UTMA Accounts?
- Nongrantor Trusts Can Be Very Useful in Certain Situations
- Grantor Trusts Provide Flexibility and Ease
- Selecting an Agent
- Celebrate Older Americans Month this May by Updating Your Estate Plan
- Beneficiary Designations, etc., Aren’t a True Substitute for a Trust
- New Tax Proposals
- State Income Taxation of Nongrantor Trusts
- State Income Taxation
- What Can an Estate Plan Do for You?
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 4: Beneficiary Designations
- Rumors Spark Renewed Interest in Richard Pryor Estate Battle
- Trusts for Privacy
- Planning to Avoid Too Much SALT
- Aretha Franklin Died Intestate: What Does It Mean for Her Family?
- Estate Planning is About More Tan Taxes
- Prenuptial Agreements Can Provide Remarriage Protection
- Naming a Trust as Beneficiary of an IRA
- Estate Planning is Too Important to Procrastinate
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 5: Retirement Assets
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 3: Your Kids
- How to Make an Estate Plan That Takes Your Family’s Needs Into Account
- Planning for the International Client
- 6 Important Estate Planning Considerations – Part 6: Taxes
- Dead Hand Control: How Much is Too Much?
- Planning for the Unexpected
- Donor Advised Funds: IRS Issues New Ruling
- No Charitable Deduction in 2018?
- A Special Option for Special Kids
- Creve Couer Estate Planning Attorneys — How Becoming a Parent Changes Your Estate Plan
- St. Louis Estate Planning Attorneys Explain Joint Ownership
- Sager Family Shows Perils of Blended Families
- Age-Related Retirement Milestones
- Retirement is Complicated
- Estate Planning: Simple is not Always Better
- Planning for Retirement Plans and IRAs: Beneficiary Designation
- Planning for Retirement Plans and IRAs: Asset Protection
- Creve Coeur Estate Planning Attorneys Help You Decide How Much of Your Estate Plan to Disclose
- Would You Prefer a Charitable Deduction This Year?
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 1
- Basics of Estate Planning: Powers of Appointment – Part 2
- New Year’s Greetings
- Law in the U.S. can be Participatory
- Basics of Estate Planning: Asset Protection
- Basics of Estate Planning: Estate Planning for Major Life Events
- Basics of Estate Planning: Advising Clients on Selecting Fiduciaries
- Basics of Estate Planning: Getting the Most out of Charitable Gifts
- Basics of Estate Planning: Two Common Mistakes with Trusts
- Basics of Estate Planning: Choosing a Roth or Traditional IRA (or 401k)
- Estate Planning Moves in A Recessionary Economy
- What Is Joint Tenancy with Rights of Survivorship in Missouri?
- Why Estate Liquidity Should Be an Estate Planning Objective
- What You Need to Know about a Life Estate
- What Does the Recent SCOTUS Decision Mean for Same-Sex Couples?
- Including Long-Term Care in Your Estate Plan
- The Estate Tax Implications of an International Marriage
- How to Prepare for Your Consultation with Affton Estate Planning Lawyers
- Planning for the Worst
- Dynasty Planning
- How to Take Advantage of the Annual Gift Tax Exclusion
- What Is the Federal Estate Tax Exclusion?
- Affton Estate Planning Lawyers Ask, “Have You Updated Your Estate Plan Lately?”
- Executor Duties and Responsibilities
- How to Protect Assets in Missouri
- Why Do I Need a Lawyer for Estate Planning?
- Can a St. Louis Estate Planning Attorney Help Me Decide How to Split Up My Estate among My Children?
- Why Do You Need an Estate Planning Attorney?
- 10 Things You Need to Know about Wills and Estates
- Including Long-Term Care in Your Estate Plan
- Can an Estate Planning Attorney Help Me with Guardianship?
- Can the Nursing Home Take My House?
- What Is the Federal Estate Tax Exclusion?
- What Happens to Assets in A Medicaid Trust If You Never Need Medicaid?
- What Is a Qualified Personal Residence Trust?
- What Is a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust (GRAT)?
- What Is A Medicaid Trust?
- Do Property Taxes Change If I Create a Trust?
- Changing Beneficiary Designations after Divorce
- What Are the Duties and Responsibilities of a Trustee?
- Missouri Amendment to Prevent Sales Tax on Services Would Help Seniors
- Tips for Estate Planning with a Dysfunctional Family
- How to Choose the Right Estate Planning Attorney
- Can Faith Play a Part in Your Estate Plan?
- Why Co-Habitating Couples Need an Estate Plan
- Top Five Estate Planning Mistakes
- Passing on the Family Farm – Will Yours Make the Transition?
- Is a Pet Trust Right for Your Estate Plan?
- Survey Says Millionaires Are Leaving their Wealth to Kids, Not Charity
- Using Your Estate Plan to Keep Assets in the Family
- Can a Trustee Be Removed?
- Why You Need to Include Digital Assets in Your Estate Plan
- Celebrity Estate Planning Lessons – Dennis Hopper’s Estate
- Estate Planning for Blended Families
- How Long Will It Take to Actually Receive My Inheritance ?
- Staggering an Inheritance. Why It Is Often Best for a Beneficiary.
- How Do I Know If My Estate Has Sufficient Liquidity?
- I Don’t Need an Estate Plan until I’m Older and/or Wealthy Right?
- Can My Estate Avoid Probate by Executing a Last Will and Testament?
- Same-Sex Marriage Ruling May Be Cause to Revise Your Estate Plan
- Protecting Your Non-Human Family Members in Your Estate Plan
- Estate Planning Basics in Missouri
- You Just Found Out You Are the Executor of Your Recently Deceased Grandfather’s Estate. Now What?
- Free Report: Missouri Estate Planning Basics – Components in an Estate Plan
- Top Five Reasons to Review and Revise Your Estate Plan Now
- Estate Planning for Same-Sex Couples
- Long-Term Care Costs – Can You Afford Them?
- How to Start a Discussion about Your Estate Plan with Loved Ones
- The Fight Over Sentimental Assets
- Do My Assets Get a Step Up in Basis If They Are in My Trust When I Die?
- Must a Third Party Honor a Power of Attorney in Missouri?
- What Should You Do If You Have a Bare-Bones Trust?
- Who Should Be the Successor Trustee of My Family Wealth Trust?
- Bill Gates Doesn’t Believe in Giving Kids Large Sums of Money – Should You?
- Free Report: Understanding the Probate Process in Missouri
- Understanding the Probate Process in Missouri
- The Importance of Designating a Successor Trustee
- February is Responsible Pet Owner’s Month
- Why Is Incapacity Planning So Important?
- What Is Business Succession Planning?
- Why You Should Include Funeral Planning in Missouri in Your Estate Plan
- Free Report: Why You Should Include Funeral Planning in Missouri in Your Estate Plan
- How Do I Know When My Parent Needs A Guardianship?
- Should Your Pet Be Considered Your Property in Your Estate Plan?
- Free Report: Missouri Advanced Directives: What You Need to Know
- Free Report: Charitable Gifting Missouri in Your Estate Plan
- Free Report: Reviewing and Revising Your Estate Plan in Missouri: When and Why You Need to Do It
- Can A Nursing Home Charge Me for My Parent’s Medical Expenses?
- How Do I Know When My Parent Needs a Guardian?
- Why Now Is a Good Time to Review Your Estate Plan
- Charitable Gifting in Your Estate Plan
- Who Is the Trustee of My Family Wealth Trust?
- Why Do I Need a Pour Over Will If I Have a Family Wealth Trust?
- When Does a Power of Attorney become Effective in Missouri?
- How Long Does It Take to Set Up a Trust?
- Illinois Man Leaves Large Bequests to Actors He Never Met
- New York Developer Leaves $40 million Estate and No Heirs
- Have You Had the Estate Planning Conversation with Your Parents Yet?
- Probate Avoidance – Why It Should Be An Important Estate Planning Goal
- Reviewing and Revising Your Estate Plan in Missouri
- Your Executor – What Exactly Does He/She Do?
- Why You Should Not Depend on DIY Estate Planning Forms
- Why a Lump Sum Inheritance Might Not Be the Best Idea
- Tough Estate Planning Decisions – Disinheriting a Child
- What Is a Pour Over Will?
- National Estate Planning Awareness Week
- What Is a Step Up in Basis?
- When Do I Need a Guardianship?
- How Does an Agent Use a Power of Attorney?
- When Should I Update or Revise My Estate Plan?
- Free Report: Missouri Estate Planning – Getting Started
- What Should Be Included in Your Estate Plan?
- Estate Planning: Getting Started
- Trusting that Your Trust Is Private – A Lesson from the Estate of Robin Williams
- What Happens to My Property If I Die Without A Will or Trust?
- What Is A Living Will?
- Special Needs Trust in Missouri: Why You Should Create One
- Should I Execute a Durable Power of Attorney in Missouri?
- How Much Does Guardianship Cost in Missouri?
- Can You Be the Trustee of My Family Wealth Trust?
- Where Do I Begin the Estate Process
- Intestate in St Louis MO: What Happens to Your Property If You Are Single When You Die?
- What Is a Letter of Instruction?
- What Is the Most Important Estate Planning Document?
- Will My Trust Need to Be Changed If I Buy or Sell Assets?
- Traditional Estate Planning vs. Legacy Planning
- What Is a QTIP Trust?
- Protecting the Family Pet in Your Estate Plan
- What Is the Cost When One Spouse Dies?
- Is a Family Wealth Trust Only for the Rich?
- My Spouse and I Are Healthy – Should We Consider Medicaid Planning?
- The Annual Gift Tax Exclusion in St. Louis – Gifting to Your Children
- Advantages and Disadvantages of Guardianship
- Can I Stay in My Home If I Get Sick?
- What Are the Drawbacks of Probate in St. Louis?
- Per Stirpes and Per Capita – What Is the Difference?
- Free Report: Trustee Duties and Responsibilities
- Who Can Create a Power of Attorney?
- Trustee Duties and Responsibilities
- How Much Is Too Much? Deciding What to Leave Your Children in Your Estate Plan
- Understanding Probate – The Basics
- Estate Taxes in Missouri: How Much Can I Transfer at Death Tax-Free?
- How Is My Property Transferred If I Die Intestate in St. Louis MO?
- Creating a Joint Tenancy with a Child
- Guardianship St Louis Missouri: Nominating a Guardian for Your Minor Children
- Probate in St Louis Missouri: Is It Always Required?
- How to Make Changes to an Estate Plan [Infographic]
- The Uniform Probate Code and Estate Planning
- Estate Planning in St Louis Missouri: Does Your Estate Have Enough Liquidity?
- Does Your Law Firm Do Probate?
- What Is a POD or TOD Account in St Louis MO?
- I Can’t Afford an Estate Plan—What Should I Do?
- Cohabitating Couples—Why An Estate Plan Is Crucial
- Why Estate Planning Is Even More Important for Women
- Same-Sex Estate Planning Changes after Windsor
- When Is It Too Late to Do Medicaid Planning in Missouri?
- Avoiding Probate
- What Is Estate Planning in St Louis Missouri?
- How Long Does Probate Take?
- Costs Involved in Probating an Estate in Missouri
- Should I Have a Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare?
- Pitch or Save? What to Do with All Those Records, Receipts and Documents
- Estate Plan Changes—When and Why You Need to Make Them
- Why You Need an Asset Protection Plan
- The Rich, Famous, and Intestate
- Important Estate Planning Tools for the GLBT Community
- Have You Planned for Your Cat in Your Estate Plan?
- Dividing the Family Farm in Your Estate Plan
- If You Own a Business You Need a Succession Plan
- Pet Trusts [Infographic]
- Is A Family Limited Partnership in Missouri Right for Our Family?
- Do You Need to Update Your Beneficiary Designations?
- Why You Need an Estate Plan If You Are Single
- The Real Story Behind Cinderella – Failed Estate Planning
- Discussing Your Estate Plan with Your Family
- Should I Include a Personal Property Memorandum in My Estate Plan?
- How to Handle an Inherited IRA
- Charitable Contributions from Your IRA under the New Rules
- What You May Not Know about Life Insurance and Estate Taxes
- How to Fund Your Funeral
- How to Create a Pet Plan
- What If I Don’t Want My Inheritance?
- Deciding Whom to Appoint as Guardian in Your Will
- Estate Planning Tips for the Wealthy
- Things to Consider before Creating an Estate Plan for a Second Marriage
- Expectations for Your First Estate Planning Appointment
- Relying on the Wrong Documents –Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
- Estate Planning Considerations for Individuals Using Artificial Reproductive Technology
- What is Legacy Planning?
- Steps to Take if You Suddenly Win the Lottery (or Come into A Windfall of Any Kind)
- I Just Found Out I’m the Executor – Now What?
- Why Men Often Put Off Estate Planning
- Why Reviewing Your Estate Plan Is So Important – The James Brown Estate Battle
- Four Crucial Estate Planning Steps to Take When Baby Arrives
- How Does a Change in State Residency Impact Your Estate Plan as a Same-Sex Couple
- Answering Uncomfortable Questions from Your Estate Planning Attorney
- Estate Planning Mistakes You Can Easily Avoid
- Trusting a Family Member to Be Trustee – Is It a Wise choice?
- Including a Charity into Your Estate Plan
- Who Is More Likely to Put Off Estate Planning?
- LGBTQ Estate Planning May Change Drastically after SCOTUS Hearings
- Worst Case Scenario Planning—the Best Way to Approach Your Estate Plan
- What Happens When Estate Planning Documents Conflict?
- Roth IRAs and Estate Planning – The Backdoor Approach
- How Taxes Can Derail Your Estate Plan
- Estate Planning in the Digital Age
- Autism Awareness Month Highlights the Need for More Research
- What Legacy Will You Leave Behind?
- Why You Need to Discuss Your Estate Plan with Your Children
- Genetic Material and Estate Planning
- Estate Planning Legal “Jargon” – Why It Matters
- Why You Need and Estate Plan if You Have Minor Children
- How Much Life Insurance Do I Really Need?
- Your Estate Planning Attorney—How Good Is Your Relationship?
- Can’t I Just Create My Own Estate Plan?
- Why Would I Want to Disclaim an Inheritance?
- Trouble — The Leona Helmsley Pet Trust Story
- Tips for Finding An Estate Planning Attorney
- The Yearly Exclusion to the Gift Tax
- Top 8 Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
- Is it Time to Re-Read Your Estate Planning Documents?
- Executors Beware – Don’t Mistake a Treasure for Trash!
- What You Can Do to Protect Your Same Sex Partner in the Event of Your Death
- One Advantage to a Comprehensive Estate Plan – Privacy
- Probate Terms You Should Know
- Avoiding Conservatorship or Guardianship
- College Expenses—Do I Have to Pay Gift Taxes on Them?
- An App for Everything – Even Estate Planning
- Comedian Sherman Hemsley’s Estate Challenge
- Understanding Testamentary Capacity
- Estate Planning and Financial Planning Should Go Hand in Hand
- Controlling Your Investments after Death – The Importance of an Investment Policy Statement
- What Happens If My Spouse Left Me Nothing in His/Her Last Will and Testament?
- Keeping Your Estate Plan Private – The Davy Jones Estate
- Gay Partners Should Take Estate Planning Very Seriously
- Does My Child Need a Conservatorship?
- What is a Representative Payee?
- Right To Die Laws
- Estate Planning for A Couple with An Age Gap
- The Importance of Protecting The Elderly from Identity Theft
- The Ted Williams Estate Battle — Money Wasn’t the Issue
- The Cy Pres Doctrine
- Social Media and Estate Administration
- Final Arrangements Should Be Part Of The Plan
- Far Too Many Americans Have No Legacy Plan
- What Insurance Policies Might I Need to Include in My Estate Plan?
- Things You Can Do to Make Probating Your Estate Easier
- Opting Out Of 2010 Estate Tax
- Reasons Why Inheriting Later May Be A Better Option Than Gifting Now
- Does a Married Couple Have to Create a Joint Estate Plan?
- Marital Agreements Sometimes Get A Bad Rap
- Estate Tax Can Take A Heavy Toll
- Your Digital Estate–Have You Made It Part of Your Estate Plan?
- Estate Planning: The Time Is Now
- Al Davis Estate Plan To Keep Raiders In Family
- What Does a Probate Court Do?
- What Does Dying Intestate Mean?
- Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
- Signing Over The Deed to Your Home to Avoid Probate — Things to Consider First
- Adult Children and Your Estate Plan Dos and Don’ts
- Inheritance Planning: Family Discussion Useful
- Inheritance Planning In Action
- Estate Planning for Blended Families
- Guardianship or Conservatorship of a Parent
- Blended Families & Joint Property
- Trusts and Parents with Young Children
- Why Estate Planning Is Crucial for a Blended Family
- How to Estate Plan with Minor Children
- Pre-Planning Your Own Funeral
- Estate Planning for The Small Business
- The Importance of An Advanced Directive for the GLBT Community
- With Whom Should You Discuss Your Estate Plan?
- Estate Planning Options for Small Business Owners
- Whitney Houston’s Estate Value Soaring After Death
- Divorce and Estate Planning
- Retirement Planning and Estate Planning – Why The Two Go Hand in Hand
- Probate Overview
- Planning for Your Pet in Your Estate Plan
- Trust Creation & Pour-Over Wills
- Why Do I Need Pay On Death Accounts?
- Estate Planning Can Include Wisdom Sharing
- Qualified Personal Residence Trusts & Your Family Legacy
- Estate Planning – Generation Skipping Trust
- Inheritance Planning & Supplemental Needs Trusts
- Legacy Of Entertainer Brown Still Not Resolved
- Tax Savings Through Gift Giving
- QPRT Can Reduce Estate Tax Exposure
- Basic Estate Plan Components
- Will Efforts To Increase Revenue Include Estate Tax Hike?
- Giving To Charity Can Provide Dual Rewards
- Estate Planning: One Thing Leads To Another
- The Death Of Amy Winehouse & Estate Planning
- Dogs Inherit Over 80K
- Life Insurance: Income Replacement & More
- Avoiding Multiple Impositions Of The Estate Tax
- Probate Pitfalls & Revocable Living Trusts
- Is Your Pet Provided For In Your Estate Plan?
- Estate Planning: The First Steps
- Ever-Changing Laws Present Estate Planning Challenges
- GRAT Can Enable Tax-Free Asset Transfer
- Inheritance Planning Solutions For Blended Families
- Estate Planning: Keep Probate In Mind
- Estate Planning & Small Business Succession
- Probate Attorneys: Experience Counts
- Estate Planning: Relevant To All Adults
- Inheritance Planning: Educational Gifts Show You Care
- CRUT For Philanthropy, Tax Savings
- Estate Tax: Only For The Rich?
- The Basics Of Estate Planning
- An Ethical Will Can Fortify Your Legacy
- Home Value & Estate Tax Exposure
- Divorce Calls For Estate Plan Review
- Estate Tax Poised To Bite
- Planning For Retirement & Beyond
- Making Advance Plans
- Social Security Resource Online
- Unified Estate/Gift Tax Explained
- Addressing Inheritance Planning Challenges
- Donor Advised Funds Can Be The Ideal Solution
- Probate Avoidance: Three Motivations
- Estate Planning: Never Do It Alone
- Asset Protection Through Lifetime Trusts
- Estate Planning Is Essential For Gay Couples
- Consider Adding Your Memoirs To Your Estate
- Beware Of Bad Inheritance Planning Advice
- Inheritance Planning: Long Term Assistance
- Avoiding Probate With POD Accounts
- Are Your Pets Provided For In Your Estate Plan?
- A Look At Small Business Planning
- Estate Planning: What’s The First Step?
- GRATs For Appreciable Assets
- Should You Avoid Probate?
- Direct Tax Efficiency, Asset Protection Strategy
- New Estate Tax Provisions Are Far From Permanent
- Estate Planning Is For The Elderly, Right?
- Estate Tax Repeal Sentiment Builds In House
- Identifying The Right Estate Planning Lawyer
- Charitable Remainder Trusts: Mutually Beneficial
- Keeping Estate Tax Changes In Perspective
- GST & Gift Tax Exemptions Raised Under New Tax Law
- Asset Erosion & Legacy Trusts
- Enriched Inheritance Planning
- 2011 Is Here, Time To Review Your Estate Plan
- Bill Includes Changes In Estate Tax
- Probate Experience And Personal Representatives
- Dependent Children & Estate Planning
- High Profile Retirement Planning Lesson
- Save Time & Money With Living Trusts
- Ethical Wills Explained
- Succession Planning & Buy-Sell Agreements
- How Can A Post-Nuptial Agreement Help?
- A Different Type Of Long-Term Planning
- Make Estate Planning Enjoyable
- What is a QTIP?
- The Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
- Respond To The Estate Tax With A QPRT
- Assuage Your Concerns With An Incentive Trust
- Estate Planning For Pet Owners
- State Your Wishes With Three Wills
- Nursing Home Costs Raise Concerns
- Make Your Life Story Part Of Your Estate
- Tax-Free Gift Giving
- The Case For Permanent Estate Tax Repeal
- Conservatorship and Guardianship
- Beware of Estate Planning Procrastination
- Patient Privacy & The HIPAA
- Tax-Free Educational Gifts
- Smart Estate Planning For Business Owners
- Estate Planning & Funeral Arrangements
- Drawing Up A Will On Your Own
- Estate Tax Looms In 2011
- Estate Plan Updates
- Estate Tax Solution: Generation-Skipping Trusts
- Advance Health Care Directives Protect Same Sex Couples
- Living Trusts & Probate
- Life Insurance Is Key Element Of Estate Plans
- Who Will Be Executor Of Your Estate?
- The Wide Scope Of Probate Law
- Elder Law & Retirement Planning
- Estate Plans Benefit The Young
- Goals Impact Actions
- What Are Pay On Death Accounts?
- Purcell & Amen Announce a New Attorney has Joined the Team
- Estate Planning Mistakes
- Preparing Yourself for the Possibility of Disability
- Welcome to the Blog of Purcell & Amen, L.L.C.
Category: Estate Planning
- It’s Better to Give, Especially This Year
- What Is a HIPAA Release?
- Shrunken Asset Values Open Estate Planning Opportunities
- Income Tax Basis in Estate Planning
- How Will You Obtain the Care You Need?
- Income Tax Basis
- Tips for Gifting to Grandchildren
- Domestic Asset Protection Trusts
- SALT Deduction Limit…Can You Get Around It?
- The Little Things May be the Most Important
Category: Estate Taxes
- Google Announces “Inactive Account Manager”
- Estate Planning Tips – Choosing Your Appraiser
- Do I Need to Worry about Inheritance Tax in Missouri?
- Can Estate Taxes Destroy Your Estate Plans?
- What Is a Supplemental Needs Trust?
- Do I Pay Taxes When Someone Leaves Me Money?
- What Is a Generation Skipping Tax?
- Estate Taxes in St. Louis: How Can I Leave My Estate to My Spouse Tax-Free?
- What Are Capital Gains Taxes?
- Higher Lifetime Exemption Limit May Require Changes to Your Estate Plan
- Questions Worth Asking Yourself in Preparation for Your First Estate Planning Consultation
- Are You Forgetting an Important Tax Document This Year?
- The Risk of Failing to Create and Estate Plan for A Special Needs Loved One
- Credit Shelter Trusts—What Are They and Do I Need One?
- Estate Tax Changes Set to Take Place in 2013
- Building for America’s Bravest Project and the Gary Sinise Foundation
- Trouble Brewing Already in Whitney Houston’s Estate
- Estate Tax Looms, Action Required
- Blended Families and Joint Accounts for Estate Planning Purposes
- Estate Planning: What Are Your Objectives?
- Five Wishes Provide A Framework
- Three Simple But Effective Inheritance Planning Vehicles
- Planning for Estate Taxes
Category: Financial Planning
- Is It A Good Idea for My Parents to Give Me Their Home?
- How Do You Fund Your Trust in St. Louis?
- Could You Be Rich and Not Know It?
- Asset Protection Via LLC
- “Lucky” Yankee Fan May Face Big Tax Bill
Category: General
- Missouri Couple Convicted of Medicaid Fraud
- Is an LLC Right for My New Business?
- Illinois Bill Would Ban Anonymous Complaints against Nursing Homes
- Survey Says Millionaires Are Leaving their Wealth to Kids, Not Charity
- Ten Things You Should Know about Alzheimer ’s Disease
- Mistakes to Avoid When Drafting a Power of Attorney
- Do I Work with You Or a Paralegal?
- How Does a Power of Attorney Terminate?
- To Qualify for Medicaid Can’t I Just Add My Son/Daughter’s Name to the Title to My Home?
- How Soon Can You Get Medicaid?
- What Questions Should I Ask an Elder Law Attorney?
- How to Preserve Your Legacy for Future Generations
- Grief or Depression?
- Hello world!
- Common Regrets of the Dying
- ABA Journal article on Supreme Court timeline for decision on “Obamacare” ruling
- Long-Term Care Assistance For Veterans
- What Is Elder Abuse?
- What to Do If You Suspect Elder Abuse
- How to Include Your Pet in Your Estate Planning
- What Does a Trustee Do?
- How Is A Trust Administered?
- Power of Attorney Explained
- Succession Planning – Utilizing a Buy Sell Agreement
- You May Qualify for Medicaid
- 45 Lessons Life Taught Me
- A Penny for Your Thoughts…and for Bee Stings?
Category: Guardianship
- How Long Is the Guardianship Process in Missouri?
- What Is an Adult Guardianship in Missouri?
- Factors to Consider When Nominating a Guardian for Minor Children
Category: Incapacity Planning
- How Can a Living Trust Help with Incapacity Planning?
- Do You Need an Advanced Directive?
- Free Report: Guardianship and Conservatorship in Missouri — What You May Need to Know Someday
- What Are Advanced Directives for Health Care and Do I Need One?
- Why Incapacity Planning Should Be Part of Your Estate Plan
- Do You Need an Incapacity Plan?
- What Is the Difference between SSDI and SSI?
- Incapacity Planning in Missouri
- Free Report: Incapacity Planning in Missouri
- Top Five Reasons Why You Need an Incapacity Plan in St. Louis
- How Is Property Managed When Someone Is Incapacitated?
- How Does the Law Define Incapacity in Missouri?
- Incapacity Planning in St Louis: Why A Living Trust Is Better than a Power of Attorney
- Does My Parent Need a Guardian?
- What Is a Conservator or Guardian in Missouri?
- How to File for Guardianship in St. Louis Missouri
- Incapacity Plan in St. Louis MO: Who Makes Decisions If You Are Incapacitated?
- If You Become Incapacitated, Who Will Manage Your Money?
- Revocable Living Trust and Incapacity Planning
- Legal Concerns When Your Spouse Develops Alzheimer’s
- Keeping Control of Your Estate–Preventing Involuntary Conservatorship
- What Is A Health Care Directive?
- Incapacity Planning
- What is a Conservatorship?
- What Makes A Power Of Attorney “Durable?”
- Alzheimer’s, Dementia, & Incapacity Planning
- The Purpose of the Living Will
- Incapacity Planning With Advance Health Care Directives
- What’s the Difference Between a Living Will and a Last Will and Testament?
Category: Inheritance
- What You Need to Know about Missouri Inheritance Tax
- Can You Disclaim an Inheritance
- Is The Inheritance You Leave Your Kids Taxable?
- What Inheritance Rights Does a Child Conceived after Death Have?
- Will Your Beneficiaries Blow Their Inheritance?
- Free Report: How Long Will It Take to Actually Receive Inheritance?
- How Do I Know What My Inheritance Is?
- Free Report: How Long Will It Take To Get My Inheritance in Missouri
- Receiving Your Inheritance in Missouri – How Long It Will Take
Category: Insurance
- What Is the Medicare 3 Day Hospital Stay Rule?
- National Life Insurance Month Is a Great Time to Review Your Estate Plan
- Understanding Life Insurance
- Medicaid vs. Medicare
- Long-Term Care Insurance — Is It For Me?
- Things to Think about When Considering Purchasing A Life Insurance Policy
- Universal Life Insurance Explained
- FDIC Insurance to Protect Your Trusts
Category: Last Will and Testament
- Where to Find Help Preparing a Will
- When Should You Update Your Will?
- What Does the Executor of a Will Do?
- Free Report: Contesting a Last Will and Testament in Missouri
Category: Legal Education
Category: Long-Term Care
- Survey Says LGBTQ Community Worried about Support as They Age
- Celebrate Long-Term Care Planning Month this October by Reviewing Your Plan!
- Sunset Hills Elder Law Attorneys Explain Long-Term Care Insurance
- Can Nursing Home Planning Help Save My Nest Egg?
- St. Louis Long-Term Care Insurance Explained
- Is Long-Term Care Insurance Something You Need?
- Understanding Long-Term Care Insurance
- When Your Parent Needs Long-Term Care – Making Tough Decisions
- Assisted Living Funding Via A Reverse Mortgage
Category: Medicaid Planning
- Key Reasons Not to Wait to Make a Medicaid Plan
- St. Louis Medicaid Attorneys Explain the Transfer Rules
- Kirkwood Nursing Home Planning — Is Long-Term Care Insurance Worth the Cost?
- Kirkwood Medicaid Lawyer Explains Why Planning Ahead Is Crucial
- When Should Kirkwood Medicaid Planning Begin?
- Have You Thought about Affton Medicaid Planning?
- Affton Medicaid Attorneys Explain Spousal Impoverishment
- How Will You Pay Nursing Home Expenses?
- Signs You Need a Medicaid Attorney
- 5 Things You Need to Know about St. Louis Medicaid
- Can a Missouri Medicaid Attorney Explain the Spousal Impoverishment Rules?
- How Can I Protect My Assets When I Apply for Medicaid in St. Louis?
- Understanding the Look Back Rule for Missouri Medicaid
- How Long Does It Take to Qualify for Medicaid in Missouri?
- Is Your Home an Available Asset for Medicaid Eligibility in Missouri?
- How Does Medicaid Apply to A Married Couple?
- What Happens to Your Home If You Need to Qualify for Medicaid?
- What Is Medicaid’s “Look-Back” Period?
- How Can I Protect My Spouse When Applying for Medicaid?
- Nursing Home Poverty – Don’t Let It Happen to You!
- Will the State Take My Assets When I Go on Medicaid?
- What Are the Disadvantages of a Medicaid Trust?
- Can I Just Give Away My Assets and Qualify for Medicaid?
- What Is Medicaid in St Louis Missouri?
- What Is the Medicaid Five Year Look Back?
- Medicaid Planning in St Louis Missouri: Paying for In-Home Care with Medicaid
- Medicaid Planning in St Louis MO – The Costs of Healthcare
Category: News
- Have Researchers Found a Way to Stop Memory Loss in Alzheimer’s Patients?
- Missouri Voters ID Bill Might Negatively Impact Seniors
Category: Powers of Attorney
- What Is the Difference between a General and a Limited Power of Attorney?
- Why You Should Never Sign a Power of Attorney Without Having an Attorney Review It
- Mistakes to Avoid in a Power of Attorney
- When Does A Power of Attorney Become Effective?
- What Are the Disadvantages of a Power of Attorney?
- Can Your Agent under a Power of Attorney Make a Gift on Your Behalf?
- Durable Power of Attorney for Property in St. Louis: What Are Its Advantages?
- Guardianship vs. Power of Attorney in St Louis Missouri
- Powers of Attorney in St. Louis MO: General vs. Limited POA – Which One Do I Need?
- What Is a Power of Attorney in St. Louis Missouri?
- Think Twice Before Signing a Power of Attorney
- The Danger of Using A Boilerplate Power of Attorney
- What is a Durable Power of Attorney?
- What is a Power of Attorney?
Category: Probate
- Top Reasons for Avoiding Probate
- Creve Coeur Probate Law Basics
- 5 Things You Need to Know about St. Louis Probate Law
- Kirkwood Probate Attorney Explains How to Avoid Probate
- Kirkwood Estate Planning Attorneys Answer ” How Long Will It Take to Get My Inheritance?”
- Kirkwood Probate Lawyer Explains Steps to Take Immediately Following the Death of a Loved One
- Is Contesting a Will after Probate Possible?
- What Does a Probate Attorney Do?
- What Kind of Legal Matters Do Probate Law Firms Handle?
- What Does a Probate Attorney Do?
- Why Do I Need to Understand Missouri Probate Law?
- 5 Things You Need to Know about Missouri Probate Laws
- How Are Wills Probated in St. Louis?
- Tips for Shortening the Probate Process
- Understanding Missouri Probate Laws
- How Much Does Probate Cost?
- How Are Debts of the Decedent Handled during Probate?
Category: Retirement Planning
- How Does Your Retirement Destination Rank?
- What Is the Difference between the Various Types of IRAs?
- How Do I Incorporate Retirement Planning into My Estate Plan?
- Working Longer May Mean Living Longer
- Where You Retire Makes a Difference
- Retirement Planning: Debt Reduction Is Key
- When to Start Retirement Planning
- Taking Advantage Of 401(k) Accounts
- Veterans Have Clear Path To Retirement Income
- Majority Of Americans Oppose Social Security Cuts
- Retirement Planning & Medicare
- Home Equity Conversion Mortgages
- Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, & Budget Cuts
- Interest-Free “Loans” Via Social Security No Longer Available
- The Three Stages of Retirement
- I’ve Retired… Now What?
- Retirement Planning for Your Future
Category: Social Security
- Can a Missouri Disability Lawyer Help Me with SSI or SSDI?
- How Much Can You Expect in Social Security Retirement Benefits?
- When is the Right Time to Collect Social Security?
Category: Special Needs Planning
- Missouri Police Create Directory for People with Autism
- Do I Need a Missouri Special Needs Trust?
- Autism Awareness Month Is a Good Time to Learn More about Special Needs Planning
- Types of Special Needs Trusts
- Do You Need to Include Special Needs Planning in Your St. Louis Estate Plan?
- Students with Special Needs to Benefit from New Missouri Law
- When Do I Need a Special Needs Trust?
- Types of Special Needs Trusts
Category: Tax Planning
Category: Trusts
- What Is an Administrator of the Trust?
- 5 Reasons to Include a Living Trust in Your Estate Plan
- Kirkwood Estate Planning Lawyers Explain How to Protect Your Beloved Pet
- Kirkwood Living Trust Lawyer Explains Trust Administration
- Kirkwood Living Trust Attorneys — How Does a Living Trust Work?
- How Can a Living Trust Lawyer Help Me?
- Should I Hire a Trust Administration Lawyer If I’m the Trustee?
- What Is a Revocable Trust?
- What Is a Revocable Trust Account?
- Will a Dynasty Trust Work as a St. Louis Asset Protection Strategy?
- Can Trust Lawyers Help Me Choose the Right Trust for Me?
- 3 Scenarios When a Living Trust Can Help
- Why You Should Consider a Professional Trustee for Your Living Trust
- If I Transfer Real Property into a Trust Can the Bank Call My Loan?
- What Is a Living Trust?
- How Do I Keep My Son-in-Law from Winding Up with My Assets?
- Can’t I Just Use a Trust Agreement I Found Online?
- Creating a Trust — Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trusts
- Can a Trust Help Me with Asset Protection?
- Why Keep Assets in a Trust Instead of Gifting Them Outright?
- Who Should Be the Trustee of My Living Trust?
- How Are Trust Assets Invested?
- What Rights Do Beneficiaries of a Trust Have?
- Funding a Trust
- When I Create an Irrevocable Burial Trust Do I Have to Name a Particular Funeral Home?
- “I Just Found Out I Was Named As the Trustee of a Trust – What Should I Do?”
- How Is Out of State Property Funded into a Trust?
- What Assets Are Left Outside My Trust?
- How Do I Revoke My Trust?
- What Is a GRAT (Grantor Retained Annuity Trust)?
- Why Should I Have A Living Trust?
- Can You Be the Trustee of My Living Trust?
- What Is A Charitable Remainder Trust in St. Louis?
- QDOT Trust in St. Louis: Do I Need to Include It in My Estate Plan?
- Protecting Your Injury Settlement with a Special Needs Trust
- Trusts in St. Louis: When Does a Trust End or Terminate?
- What Is a Third Party Special Needs Trust?
Category: Uncategorized
- How to Choose the Right Executor of a Will
- How Do I Create a Missouri LLC?
- Top 5 Basic Estate Planning Documents
Category: VA Aid and Attendance
- Do Veterans Benefits Transfer to a Surviving Spouse?
- Are You Getting All Your Veterans Benefits?
- Kirkwood Veterans Benefits Lawyers Explain Top 5 VA Benefits
- Kirkwood Elder Law Attorneys Explain Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits
- Affton Veterans Benefits Lawyers — Are You Getting the Benefits You Deserve?
- Will You Qualify for Government Benefits in St. Louis as a Senior?
- Remembering Our Nation’s Veterans –Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits
- St. Louis, Missouri Veterans – Do You Qualify for the Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Program?
- Honor a Soldier this 4th of July Weekend!
- Many Veterans Overlook A & A Special Pension
Category: Will in Missouri
- Common Mistakes When Making a Will
- Do I Need Help Creating a Will?
- St. Louis Estate Planning Attorney Offers Tips for Creating Your Will
- What Are the Steps Involved in Contesting a Will in Missouri
Category: Wills and Trusts
- Is a Family Wealth Trust Only for the Rich?
- Do You Still Need an ILIT?
- Appointing a Trustee—Questions to Ask
- The Danger in DIY Wills and Trusts
- 5 Reasons You Might Need a Trust Law Firm
- How Might a Revocable Family Trust Fit into Your Estate Plan?
- 5 Things You Need to Know about Wills and Trusts
- 5 Wills and Trusts Questions You Should Know the Answers to before You Create Your Estate Plan
- What Type of St. Louis Trusts Are Best to Protect My Estate from Creditors?
- Can You Ever Modify an Irrevocable Trust?
- Do I Need to Create a Will?
- Contesting a Will – Lack of Testamentary Capacity
- What Is a No-Contest Clause?
- If You Own Property Overseas Do You Need an International Will?
- What Happens If Someone Contests Your Father’s Will?
- Who Should You Appoint As the Trustee of Your Testamentary Trust?
- What Happens to a Living Trust When One Spouse Dies?
- Are There Other Documents That Should Be Prepared When Preparing a Will?
- Missouri Advanced Directives: What You Need to Know
- How Property Is Distributed without a Will in Missouri
- Does a Revocable Living Trust in St. Louis Provide Asset Protection?
- Who Should Be the Successor Trustee of My Revocable Living Trust?
- Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust in St. Louis: Is It Right for Your Estate Plan?
- Does Your Law Firm Do Wills?
- How to Make Changes to Your Trust in St Louis MO
- What Is A Living Trust in St Louis Missouri?
- Wills and Trusts in St Louis MO: Can a Trust Be Contested Like a Will?
- What Is an Executor?
- Why An Education Trust Is A Good Estate Planning Option
- What is a Legacy Trust in St Louis MO?
- Can I Amend a Trust?
- Charitable Trusts — Lead or Remainder?
- Why A Pour Over Will Should Be Included In Your Estate Plan
- How to Handle the Irresponsible Beneficiary
- Charitable Trusts – A Remarkable Example
- Special Needs Trusts – Why You Should Take the Time to Set One Up Today
- The Perfect Holiday Present for Your Pet – A Pet Trust
- The High Cost of a Will Contest
- Scam Email Looking for Overnight Spouses for Will Hoax
- Using a Qualified Terminable Interest in Property Trust for Your Blended Family
- How to Keep Your Beloved Pet from Ending Up in A Shelter
- What You Should Know about A Funeral Trust
- How to Use a Specialized Trust — The Gun Trust Example
- Make Sure Your Special Needs Child Receives All the Financial Support Possible by Using a Supplemental Needs Trust
- Preparing for a Will Contest
- Protecting Trust Assets – The Spendthrift Trust
- Irrevocable Trusts
- Amending a Trust
- Who Administers an Intestate Estate?
- Intestate Succession Explained
- Beneficiary vs. Heir
- How to Choose A Trustee
- Trusts — Irrevocable Versus Revocable
- What Is A Spendthrift Trust?
- Can You Contest a Will?
- Understanding the Different Types of Wills

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