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The “Katie Beckett” Waiver Medicaid Waiver Program Can Help Children with Serious Disabilities Receive Care at Home | Tampa Special Needs Attorneys
Tampa special needs attorneys know all too well that when a child has significant special needs that require round-the-clock medical and long-term care, the options for receiving such care are often limited. Traditionally in the past, children with severe disabilities...
Tampa Will and Trust Lawyer Answers, “Can Minors Inherit Assets?”
Although it is possible for a minor to inherit assets, the individual to whom an asset goes cannot claim it until he or she reaches the age of maturity. In the event that both parents die, a court-appointed judge will designate a legal guardian who will be responsible...
Brandon Special Needs Lawyer Answers “What Happens If My Adult Child’s Legal Guardian No Longer Wants the Job?”
Most parents who have adult children with special needs will need to go through a court process to become their child’s legal guardian once he or she turns 18. Doing so will allow the parent to continue to manage financial affairs and make medical decisions for their...
How to Properly Liquidate a Loved One’s Home
Liquidate Your Home (or a Loved One's) When a loved one will no longer be returning to their home the family needs to secure the assets of their loved one in the newly abandoned home. The family has a number of responsibilities, among those are: Immediately secure the...
How is the Supreme Court’s Gay Marriage Decision Good for Senior Citizens?
Is the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision good for senior citizens? The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on June 26, 2013 stating that a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional means that same-sex couples (in states that legally recognize...
Social Security – A Safety Net
Social Security – A Safety Net for Retired Americans, their Survivors, and the Disabled June 5, 2013 - By the NCPC Our council is dedicated to helping families recognize the need for long term care planning and to help implement that planning. All elderly people,...
Planning for a Special Needs Child
Quite often, I receive phone calls from parents of a special needs child concerned about how to plan for that child should something happen to them. For every phone call I receive, I know there at least ten other families out there who have not thought about planning...
Medicaid: Transitioning from skilled nursing to assisted living
Medicaid: Transitioning from skilled nursing to assisted living If you have a loved one who is being cared for in a skilled nursing facility and is receiving Medicaid benefits, and that person no longer needs to be in skilled nursing (but cannot live on their own or...
Beware “Medicaid Planners” who call themselves “experts”
Beware "Medicaid Planners" who are not attorneys You should NEVER have an attorney tell you that they can guarantee your Medicaid application is approved. You should NEVER have an attorney tell you they are an “expert” in elder law or special needs planning unless...
Durable Power of Attorney – Why does your eighteen year old need one?
Do you have children that have turned eighteen or about to turn eighteen? Do you have children that are in college or on their way to college? A few things every parent should know when your child turns 18 Did you realize that once your child turns eighteen your...
State Of Florida Resolution – May is recognized as Elder Law Month
Did you know that May is National Elder Law Month? Every year, for the month of May, Law Offices of Laurie E. Ohall P.A., P.A. provides FREE in -office consultations on a first come, first serve basis for senior citizens. While seminars can provide a plethora of...
Should I draft my own estate planning documents?
You’ve seen the commercials with OJ Simpson’s attorney telling you to go to a certain website, put in some information, and you can prepare your own estate planning documents with the click of a mouse. And I say – absolutely, go ahead and do that. Why would I say...
Springing Powers of Attorney – still viable in Florida?
Springing Powers of Attorney - still viable in Florida? Very often, a client wants me to prepare a durable power of attorney for them that cannot be used until they are determined to be incapacitated. This is because persons who serve as agents under a power of...
How does the Medicaid Reform in Florida affect me?
Medicaid Reform in Florida Under the Medicaid reform laws, Medicaid recipients are required to sign up for a new health plan within 30 days of being notified that it is time to pick a health plan. All Medicaid recipients are required to enroll in a managed care plan...
National Elder Law Month
Did you know that May is National Elder Law Month? Every year, for the month of May, Law Offices of Laurie E. Ohall P.A., P.A. provides FREE in -office consultations on a first come, first serve basis for senior citizens. While seminars can provide a plethora of...