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In my blog post last week, I addressed a common question about Medicaid when someone owns two homes.  “Knowing that there is an asset limit in order to qualify for Medicaid but there are also certain exempt assets, can I exempt both homes and still qualify for benefits?”  The answer is no,

As I have written about many times on this blog, Medicaid is a needs based benefit.  Assets must be spent down below $2000.  Not every asset, however, is countable.  There are exempt or non countable assets.  These are assets that do not count against the $2000 limit.  Additionally, in the case of married couple the

Whenever I review drafts of a will we have prepared for a client there are certain terms and clauses that I can almost always guarantee will trigger questions.  One of those is the term “per stirpes”. Per stirpes is actually a Latin term meaning “by branch”.  It is used to describe how assets

When we get to the end of the year, it’s time to look ahead to what numbers may change in 2025 for the government programs from which our clients receive benefits.  It starts with the Social Security Administration, which announces its cost of living adjustment (COLA).  Other government programs then adjust their