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What Will Happen to the Assets That I Transfer Into an Asset Preservation Trust?

Wes Coulson continues the Asset Preservation Planning series and discusses what happens to the assets that are transferred into an Asset Preservation Trust. l Coulson Elder Law

If you’ve watched some of our other videos, or looked around our website, you’ll know that for most people the best way to protect their assets from long-term care costs is to put them into a special kind of trust that we call an Asset Preservation Trust. Think of it as putting things into a […]

Will I have to pay gift tax when I put assets into an asset preservation trust?

Wes Coulson, IL and MO elder law attorney, explains why putting assets into an asset preservation trust will not trigger a gift tax liability. l Coulson Elder Law

One of the questions that we often get when we talk about the details of asset preservation trusts is whether or not putting your assets into one, to protect your life savings from long-term care costs, will require you to pay gift tax on it. When people think about gift taxes, they usually just think about […]

Should You Put All of Your Life Savings Into an Asset Preservation Trust?

Wes Coulson discusses the misconception of putting your life savings into an asset preservation trust and why separating your assets into two "piles" makes sense. l Coulson Elder Law

Protecting your home, investments and other assets by using an Asset Preservation Trust can give you peace of mind that your life savings won’t be lost to the potentially devastating cost of long-term care. With life expectancies increasing, the chances of needing long-term care later in life growing, the cost of long-term care increasing dramatically, […]

Why do I need an Asset Preservation Plan?

Wes Coulson explains why you should have an Asset Preservation Plan in place to protect your life savings even if you don't plan to go into a nursing home. | Coulson Elder Law

“I’ve made it clear to my family to never put me in a nursing home. So, why do I need an Asset Preservation Plan?” While no one wants to or plans to go into a nursing home, the hard fact is that some of us will have to go into a nursing home in our […]

What you can and can’t keep with Medicaid: Second Residences and Rental Property

Wes Coulson, Elder Law Attorney, discusses second residences and rental property and if they may be considered exempt relative to Medicaid eligibility. l Coulson Elder Law

When it comes to second residences and rental property, the Medicaid rules are pretty clear that they aren’t exempt. However, there may be ways to preserve these assets as part of the asset preservation planning process. There are a lot of possible solutions and, although tricky, it just takes the right possible solution matched to […]

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