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  • 2022
    • December
      • Does Divorce Impact an Estate Plan?
    • November
      • What is a Retirement Trust?
    • October
      • Wills vs. Trusts in Michigan
    • September
      • What Should I Include in My Estate Plan?
    • July
      • Incorporating a Qualified Settlement Fund Into Your Case Resolution Toolkit
      • Considerations When Settling a Lawsuit for an Individual Lacking Legal Capacity or a Minor
      • Guardian’s Handbook Guide
      • Conservator’s Handbook Guide
      • Get to Know Attorney Michele P. Fuller
    • June
      • 2022 Great Lakes Special Needs Planning Symposium
    • March
      • Architecting the $600 Million Flint Water Settlement Process
  • 2020
    • December
      • Will People with Disabilities Have Priority for a COVID-19 Vaccine?
    • November
      • President-Elect Biden’s Promises to People with Disabilities
    • October
      • Four Ways the Coronavirus Pandemic May Affect Long-Term Care Insurance
    • September
      • When Buying a Medigap Policy, It Really Pays to Shop Around
    • August
      • Transferring Assets to Qualify for Medicaid
      • Nursing Homes Are Evicting Residents to Make Room for Coronavirus Patients
      • Family Protection Program
    • July
      • Plan & Preserve
    • May
      • Estate Planning The Ten Most Avoidable Mistakes
  • 2019
    • November
      • Medicare: Top 10 Tips
      • What a Special Needs Trust Pays For
      • The Third-Party Pooled Trust: An Alternative Planning Tool to Help Avoid the Biggest Mistakes in Special Needs Planning
      • Nomination of Trustee
  • 2017
    • December
      • New Tax Law Makes Changes to ABLE Accounts
      • Rather Than Ending Medical Expense Deduction, Final Tax Bill Expands It
      • How Does Workers’ Comp Affect SSDI Benefits?
      • Low-Income Housing for People with Disabilities
  • 2016
    • October
      • Typical Social Security Recipient Will Get $4 Benefit Increase in 2017
      • What Is a Life Estate?
      • Nursing Home Residents Win Back Right to Sue
      • If Your Child Receives SSI and Is Turning 18, It’s Time to Talk to Your Special Needs Planner
      • Execute a Power of Attorney Before It’s Too Late
      • Life Insurance Can Still Play a Key Role As Part of an Estate Plan
    • September
      • Top Tips to Avoid Caregiver Burnout
      • Execute a Power of Attorney Before It's Too Late
      • ABLE Accounts Now Available in Four States; Three Are Open to Out-of-State Beneficiaries
    • August
      • Medicare Coverage While Traveling Within the U.S.
      • Understanding the Tax Consequences of Inheriting a Roth IRA
      • Jumbo Reverse Mortgages Are Increasingly Available for High-Value Homes
    • July
      • About to Turn 65? Your Health Insurer May Be Automatically Enrolling You in Its Own Medicare Plan
      • Fighting Nursing Home Discrimination Against Medicaid Recipients
      • What Is Undue Influence?
      • Called for Jury Duty? You May Be Excused Based on Your Age
      • How to Vote While in a Nursing Home
      • How Trustees of Special Needs Trusts Are Compensated
    • June
      • Most Caregivers Are Now Entitled to Minimum Wage and Overtime Pay
      • Beware of Non-Lawyers Offering Medicaid Planning Advice
      • Spouses May Qualify for Early Social Security Benefits If They Care for a Child with Disabilities
      • Don’t Fall Victim to Identity Theft While Applying for Disability Benefits
    • May
      • Beware: Your Estate May Contain an Unnecessary Bypass Trust
      • Medicaid’s Benefits for Assisted Living Facility Residents
      • Medicaid's Benefits for Assisted Living Facility Residents
      • Four Social Security Myths Debunked
      • Nursing Home Care Costs Are Only Slightly Higher in 2016
    • April
      • Lack of a Will Could Mean Chaos for Prince’s Estate
      • New Rules Provide Protections for Retirement Savings
      • Four Steps to Take Right After an Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
      • Getting Funeral Pricing Information Is Difficult, Survey Shows
      • Avoiding Pitfalls When Forced to Start Breaking Your Retirement Piggy Bank
    • March
      • How Does the Medicaid Look-Back Period Work?
      • Problems with Guardianship Abuse Leading to Calls for Reform
      • Hybrid Policies Allow You to Have Your Long-Term Care Insurance Cake and Eat It, Too
      • 10 Ways the Elderly Can Avoid Financial Abuse
    • February
      • Last Chance to Use File and Suspend Strategy for Claiming Social Security Benefits
  • 2012
    • November
      • Guest Speaker For My Daughter’s 7th Grade Career Exploration Class
    • May
      • Book Review: Administering the California Special Needs Trust: A Guide for Assisting a Person with a Disability as Trustee of a
  • 2011
    • November
      • The New MSA Reporting Requirement And The Probate Practictioner
      • Special Needs Trusts: The Basics Every Lawyer Should Know
    • September
      • Our Kids, Our Future!
    • August
      • Attorneys/Advisors
    • June
      • Changes to the Bridges Eligibility Manual (BEM) You Need To Know About
  • 2010
    • November
      • The Arc Action Alert – Social Security’s Proposed Regulations Could Affect You
      • My Business Went Belly Up So The Bank Took My 87-Year-Old Mom’s Life Savings
    • September
      • Iron Jawed Angels
  • 2008
    • July
      • Wall Street Journal Article
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