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How Much Income Does a Spouse Get if the Other Spouse in in a Nursing Home on Medicaid?

Explanation of Illinois Medicaid Vehicle Rules by Wes Coulson.

How Much Income Does a Spouse Get if the Other Spouse in in a Nursing Home on Medicaid? In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson breaks down how much money the community spouse gets to keep in Illinois and Missouri as of 2022. Video Transcript: Greetings. I’m Wes Coulson from Dent Coulson Elder Law, and […]

How to Get a Guardianship Over Another Person

In this Elder Law Minute, Kaye DeSelms Dent explains how it is possible to get guardianship over your loved one who is not of sound mind, but there are a lot of hoops to jump through, so DCEL can help with that. Hi, I’m Kaye DeSelms Dent with Dent Coulson Elder Law, Here with an […]

Power of Attorney and Parents

Kaye Deselms Dent explaining why you cant get Power of Attorney over anyone

Power of Attorney: The importance of documents being in place before you or  your loved one becomes incapacitated. Video Transcription: Hi, I’m Kaye DeSelms Dent with Dent Coulson Elder Law, Here with an Elder Law Minute for you. These videos are intended to educate you about the elder care journey, which begins earlier in life […]

Nursing Home Admission Agreements and Personal Guarantees of Payment

Explanation of Illinois Medicaid Vehicle Rules by Wes Coulson.

In this Elder Law Minute, Wes Coulson discusses the importance of being sure to not sign a personal guarantee of payment in nursing home admissions paperwork. Video Transcript: Greetings I’m Wes Coulson from Dent Coulson Elder Law and this will be your Elder Law minute. We’re happy to present these because we think we can […]

Reasons to Have a Living Trust : 8 Important Reasons

Wes Coulson explains how to best pay for education costs of younger beneficiaries

REASONS TO HAVE A LIVING TRUST THAT HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH AVOIDING PROBATE AND ESTATE TAXES: 8 IMPORTANT REASONS. By: Wesley J. Coulson, CELA (Certified Elder Law Attorney) Dent Coulson Elder Law, LLC The two most commonly cited reasons for using a living trust rather than a will are that a living trust saves […]

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