14 February 2010

The Second Marriage and Estate Planning

If you are contemplating getting married again, consider how it could affect your estate planning goals and consider a pre-marital agreement... Read More...

2009 is over, now is a good time to review your estate planning documents

The new year is a good time to review your estate plan. Read More...

Nursing home staff in Chapel Hill on leave after patient death

WRAL news story that the Alzheimer’s unit in a Chapel Hill nursing home was put on paid leave Wednesday following positive drug tests by several patients and the death of one. Read More...

New book on tax pitfalls in estate planning

Cut Your Tax in 2010 (And Preserve Your Legacy) is released to major booksellers this week by New Year Publishing. Cut Your Tax in 2010 (ISBN 978-1-9355470-5-1) provides the straight talk on how poor tax and retirement planning can cost your family dearly. The book is written by Chicago-area tax and estate planning attorneys Anthony R. Perrelli and Dean R. Hedeker. Read More...

Protecting the assets of seniors

Woman urges judge to give her sister jail time for taking more than $100,000 from parents...
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FACT summary of Federal and state programs.

The Federation of American Consumers and Travelers (FACT) has issued a summary of Federal and state programs designed to help certain persons with their medical bills. Programs available include... Read More...

It's never too early to prepare a plan for your estate

Extract from an article in the San Bernardino Sun: “Making excuses to delay estate planning is easy. In fact, maybe you've already thought: "I'll worry about it when I'm older." Or "My estate is too small to be affected." Or even, "I don't know what I'm going to do with my assets yet.” Read more: http://www.sbsun.com/business/ci_14402120#ixzz0ff7z1Zb5
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Growing Need for Medicaid Strains States

An article from the New York Times on the impact of the economy and job losses on medicaid.
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Gordian Sues North Carolina Over Medicaid payments

Gordian sues North Carolina over Medicaid payments .. an article from the Triangle Business Journal
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