Archive for the Asset Protection Category

Update: The Impact in Pennsylvania Caused By Gifts Made to Disabled Children

Article by: Douglas L. Kaune, Esq. 610 933 8069 Typically, gifts made by someone during the 5 years prior to applying for Medicaid in Pennsylvania (PA) will cause him or her to be ineligible to receive such benefit to pay for either nursing home or at home […]

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Maximize The Community Spouse’s Right to Income.

When one spouse enters a nursing home (Referred to as the “Institutionalized Spouse”), the spouse remaining at home (Referred to as the “Community Spouse”) often faces economic uncertainty. One of the responsibilities of elder law attorneys in Pennsylvania (PA) is to assist the Community Spouse to maximize […]

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MEDICAID INTENTIONALLY DEFECTIVE GRANTOR TRUST (MIDGT)

The Medicaid Intentionally Defective Grantor Trust (MIDGT) might give you the opportunity to have the proverbial cake and eat it too.  Our clients have long used the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust in various forms to shelter some or all of their assets from the ever rising cost […]

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