Video FAQs
Estate Planning
- Can I appoint the same person as executor (personal representative), trustee, and guardian?
- Can I prevent a daughter-in-law or son-in-law from benefitting from my child’s inheritance if they get a divorce?
- Can I use my will to name a guardian to care for my young children and manage their property?
- Do I need a will?
- Does the way in which I hold title make a difference in my overall estate plan?
- How can a power of attorney potentially prevent a guardianship proceeding?
- Should I consider a trust or some other type of special planning for my special needs child?
- Should I consider long-term care insurance during the estate planning process?
- Should I have a general power of attorney?
- What are trusts?
- What does a proper estate plan include?
- What does it mean to fund a trust?
- What impact do the beneficiary designations on my life insurance policies, annuities, and retirement accounts have on my estate plan?
- What is a health care proxy?
- What happens if you do not have a will or trust?
- What powers can I give through a power of attorney?
- What special planning should I do for my special needs child?
Probate
- What happens if you do not have a will or trust?
- What is an executor (personal representative) and what do they do?
- What is probate?
Real Estate
- How do I choose a real estate attorney?
- How does an offer relate to the purchase contract?
- Must a seller provide a buyer with a written seller property disclosure statement?
- Should I allow the seller to remain in the home after closing?
- What are some of the key documents signed at the real estate closing?
- What are the key provisions of the purchase contract?
- What happens at the closing?
- What happens to my earnest money deposit if we do not complete the sale?
- What is a mortgage-contingency clause?
- What is a survey and what is the purpose of a survey?
- What is the difference between a condominium and a co-op?
- What is the difference between a joint tenancy with right of survivorship and a tenancy in common?
- What is the title search?
- What legal papers should I have before putting my home on the market?
- Why should I list my home with a real estate agent?
Elder Law/Medicaid
- Do children have to pay for a parent to be in a nursing home?
- How does someone apply for Medicaid benefits?
- How much does nursing home care cost?
- If my mother or father is not able to handle her or his own financial matters, what can I do?
- Is property held in an applicant’s revocable living trust a countable asset?
- Is there a 5-year review of my finances to see if I gave away anything before Medicaid will pay for nursing home care?
- My parents live with me. Can they use their money to help pay for some of the expenses?
- What do I need for asset protection and Medicaid planning?
- What is long-term care insurance?
- What is the penalty period with Medicaid?
- What steps should I take to protect the house in case of nursing home costs?
- Will Medicare cover the cost of nursing home care?
Guardianship
- My close relative seems to be losing it and doing crazy things. What can I do?
- What does a guardian do?
- When is a guardianship necessary?
- Who keeps track of what the guardian is doing?
