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Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: Know When to Say When

Wes Coulson shares his advice on knowing when to say when, while having difficult conversations with your elderly loved one. 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 tip to help avoid a possible argument when having these conversations. Tip 2 – Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day: Know When to Say When In this Elder Law Minute, and the second of […]

Practice Makes Perfect: The Value of Role Playing

Practice Makes Perfect is the first of our five-part series on Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement. I coulsonelderlaw.com

This week, we begin our five-part series Handling the Difficult Conversation with a Loved One about Facility Placement: Tips for Success! One of the things people absolutely dread is the conversation they have to have with an elder loved one regarding facility placement. During the next few weeks, Wes Coulson will offer some practical tips […]

Common Estate Planning Mistake #2: Risks of Joint Accounts

In this Elder Law & Estate Planning Minute, Wes Coulson discusses a common estate planning mistake and the risks of joint accounts. I coulsonelderlaw.com

It’s easy to misunderstand how joint bank accounts work and understanding the risks of joint accounts is important when making decisions. In this Elder Law & Estate Planning Minute, Wes Coulson discusses a common estate planning mistake and the risks of joint accounts. Common Estate Planning Mistake #2: Risks of Joint Accounts Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson […]

Common Estate Planning Mistake #1: Failing to appreciate how assets pass upon death

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson disusses the common estate planning mistake people make in failing to appreciate how assets pass upon death.I coulsonelderlaw.com

In the first of this Common Estate Planning Mistakes series, Wes Coulson discusses the common mistake people make in  failing to appreciate how assets pass upon death. Common Estate Planning Mistake #1: Failing to appreciate how assets pass upon death Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your Estate Planning Minute. This is going […]

Medicaid Transfer Penalties and the Look-Back Rule

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson lets us in on a dirty little secret about how Medicaid Transfer Penalties work relative to the Look-Back rule. I coulsonelderlaw.com

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson lets us in on a dirty little secret  about how Medicaid Transfer Penalties work relative to the Look-Back rule. Medicaid Transfer Penalties and the Look-Back Rule Transcript: Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your Elder Law Minute. I’m going to let you in today on a dirty little […]

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