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How to Plan for Incapacity When Estate Planning

The estate planning process provides resources to allow estate planners to make a plan for incapacity. Preparing for incapacity is one of the many purposes of the estate planning process and one of the many reasons it is important to understand what the process is and how to engage in it. There are two types [...]

By |2025-09-17T10:43:43-04:00July 2nd, 2021|Estate Planning|Comments Off on How to Plan for Incapacity When Estate Planning

Elder Law Attorneys Offer Help for Family Caregivers

Many Kentucky families know the challenges of caring for an aging loved one. Relatives often face complex medical and personal needs, and caregivers shoulder essential responsibilities every day. For those seeking help for family caregivers, an elder law attorney can provide guidance and support, offering valuable services to ease the burden and protect both the [...]

By |2025-10-01T14:01:06-04:00June 18th, 2021|Elder care|Comments Off on Elder Law Attorneys Offer Help for Family Caregivers

What is the Medicaid Look Back Period and How Can It Affect You?

You may have cared for a senior loved one for many years, but eventually the task becomes too burdensome, and you may find that the best care option for your loved one is to enter a nursing home. It is no secret that nursing home care in Kentucky is prohibitively expensive. Most people plan on [...]

By |2025-10-01T13:46:39-04:00June 7th, 2021|Medicaid|Comments Off on What is the Medicaid Look Back Period and How Can It Affect You?

Differences Between a Will and a Living Trust: Here’s What to Consider

When most people think about estate planning, a will is the first thing that comes to mind, and with good reason. Wills are straightforward, affordable to set up, and revocable. There are many legitimate reasons to organize one’s estate with a will, but it isn’t the right solution for everyone. Alternative estate planning tools abound, [...]

By |2025-10-01T14:01:23-04:00May 25th, 2021|Estate Planning|Comments Off on Differences Between a Will and a Living Trust: Here’s What to Consider

What Your Estate Plan Should Include

Developing an estate plan should not wait until you are in a nursing home or hospital. Putting off estate planning can delay the transfer of assets to heirs, cause stress for your family, increase cost and may lead courts to take away decision making from you and your family. Your estate plan should address these [...]

By |2025-10-15T16:09:47-04:00May 12th, 2021|Estate Planning|Comments Off on What Your Estate Plan Should Include

When Should I Consider Litigation Against a Nursing Home?

The decision to place a parent in a nursing home can be difficult for their adult children. Throughout Kentucky, families struggle with the choice of taking on the responsibility of caring for their aging parents or finding suitable care for them in residential facilities. Many nursing homes provide support and comfort for men and women [...]

By |2025-10-15T16:24:01-04:00May 5th, 2021|Elder care|Comments Off on When Should I Consider Litigation Against a Nursing Home?

What Do Wills and Trusts Do?

You might be a young adult in the prime of your life. Or perhaps you are middle-aged and have a few kids. You might even be getting up there in years, with children and grandchildren. And you are wondering, “Why would I need to establish a will and trust instruments?” Many people believe that it [...]

By |2025-10-22T10:46:26-04:00April 21st, 2021|Estate Planning|Comments Off on What Do Wills and Trusts Do?

How Can You Provide for Your Pets in Your Estate Plan?

It is something only pet owners truly understand: We love our pets and, to us, they are part of our family. When preparing an estate plan, you probably want to leave a gift and legacy for your beloved friend. At minimum, you want to make sure your pet is provided for and lives a happy, [...]

By |2025-10-22T10:55:05-04:00April 19th, 2021|Estate Planning|Comments Off on How Can You Provide for Your Pets in Your Estate Plan?

Three Things You Need to Understand When Preparing for Government Benefits

For anyone getting older, retirement is an exciting time, but it can also be fraught with anxiety and nervousness. There are many complicated details around determining retirement, healthcare, estate planning and other important factors. The good news is that an experienced attorney can help you through the numerous complications and create a plan to serve your [...]

By |2025-10-22T11:03:04-04:00April 19th, 2021|Financial|Comments Off on Three Things You Need to Understand When Preparing for Government Benefits

Why Wills are Important for Parents with Young Children

There are many aspects of life that demand people in Kentucky’s attention. Daily life provides enough to worry about plus people try to plan for future aspects of their lives as well. As people deal with these aspects of life it is easy to overlook one of the only guarantees of life, which is the [...]

By |2025-10-22T11:09:13-04:00March 22nd, 2021|Estate Planning|Comments Off on Why Wills are Important for Parents with Young Children
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