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Imagine, If You Will… Medicaid Eligibility Rules

“Imagine, If You Will …” (An Allegory)  Imagine, if you will, that you just learned that your all-time favorite musical group – let’s call them “The Awesome Four” – is coming to town for a one-time-only concert. But tickets are only available through the Hard-to-Follow Rules Organization (“HFRO”). So you call HFRO and ask about […]

The Morality of Benefits Planning

The Morality of Benefits Planning. Our fundamental moral responsibility is to protect & provide for our families as well as we can and the best we know how. | Coulson Elder Law

Every now and then, we run across people who doubt or question the “morality” of engaging in legal and financial planning directed toward establishing eligibility for Medicaid or VA pension benefits to help pay for long-term care costs. Maybe you’ve heard that, too, or maybe you’ve even felt that way yourself. We think the discussion […]

“Documents Only, Not Legal Advice”

The internet purveyors of legal documents are always very careful to note, in their seemingly ubiquitous commercials, that they offer document services only, and not legal advice. We recently submitted for filing, in a Missouri court, the Will of someone who had utilized a form provided by one of those document services. It probably seemed […]

Shield or Sword? Illinois Law to Protect Seniors

Life lesson for dealing with dementia I coulsonelderlaw.com

Proposed Illinois Law Seeks to Protect Seniors from Caregivers Who Would Take Advantage of Them Illinois Senate Bill 1048 recently passed both Houses of the Illinois General Assembly and was sent to the Governor on June 27, 2014. The bill that is expected to be signed by Governor Quinn amends the Probate Act of 1975 […]

What Does CELA Stand For?

    Hi, I’m Wes Coulson, and this is your Elder Law Minute. Behind my signature, you will see the initials CELA, which stands for Certified Elder Law Attorney. It’s a designation of which I am very proud and I think is of some importance to you. Let me tell you what it took to […]

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