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Common Estate Planning Mistake #3: Trying to plan an Estate around specific assets

In this Estate Planning Minute, Wes Coulson discusses the common mistake of trying to construct an estate plan around specific assets. I coulsonelderlaw.com

We don’t know whether or not any particular assets that we own now are still going to be a part of what we own when we die. Planning around these specific assets could potentially prove disadvantageous and conflict with what our true intentions are in our estate plan. In this Estate Planning Minute, Wes Coulson discusses […]

Can a Guardian undertake Medicaid Planning for you?

Can a conservator or guardian undertake Medicaid Planning for someone who has not authorized them to do so with a Power of Attorney? I coulsonelderlaw.com

Can a conservator or guardian undertake Medicaid Planning for someone who has not authorized them to do so with a Power of Attorney? It really depends on where you live if  a conservator or guardian may undertake Medicaid Planning for you, however having the proper powers of attorney in place is a relatively inexpensive and definitive way […]

Be Brave, Be Strong, and Don’t Give Up

Wes Coulson's reassuring advice to "be brave, be strong and don't give up" will help when dealing with difficult conversations with your elderly loved one. I coulsonelderlaw.com

In the final piece of our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this encouraging tip to help keep you focused on the fact that you are doing the right thing. Tip 5 – Be Brave, Be Strong, and Don’t Give Up In this Elder […]

Writing Things Down Makes Remembering Easier

Wes Coulson shares this simple, yet effective, tip of writing things down to help your elderly loved one remember conversations easier. I coulsonelderlaw.com

Continuing with our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this helpful tip when talking with your elderly loved one. Tip 4 – Writing Things Down Makes Remembering Easier In this Elder Law Minute, and the fourth of our series, Wes Coulson shares this simple, yet effective, tip he learned […]

Ask, Don’t Tell: The Art of Gentle Persuasion

Wes Coulson shares his advice on the power gentle persuasion has by leading people in a conversation instead of just telling them what to do. I coulsonelderlaw.com

Continuing with our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success, Wes Coulson offers this persuasive tip when talking with your elderly loved one. Tip 3 – Ask, Don’t Tell: The Art of Gentle Persuasion In this Elder Law Minute, and the third of our series, Wes Coulson shares his advice […]

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