Hi, I’m Wes Coulson, and this is your Estate Planning Minute. If this is a second or subsequent marriage for you, and you have children from a previous marriage, you really need to plan your estate with a living trust, and not a will, and here’s why: In All likelihood, if you die before them […]
Estate Planning & Elder Law Minute: Not all Financial Powers of Attorney are Created Equal
Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your Estate Planning and Elder Law Minute. One of the great myths about Powers of attorney is that the only real question is whether you have one or not. Truth of the matter is, not all financial powers of attorney are created equal. They give the authority […]
Do Gift Recipients Have to Pay Taxes?
Do Gift Recipients have to Pay Taxes? Do Gift Recipients Have to Pay Taxes? Transcript: Hi this is Wes Coulson and this is your estate planning and elder law minute. One of the questions that we get frequently relates to whether there are taxes on gifts. Quick answer is, that 99% of the time, no. […]
Who Should File my Medicaid Application?
Hi, I’m Wes Coulson and this is your elder law minute One of the questions I’m asked a lot, whether you really need to have a lawyer help you with the Medicaid application, or whether you can just have a social worker or care facility representative help you with it. You might think, being a […]
What Your Will Doesn’t Cover (and Why It Matters So Much)
It’s a commonly-held belief that if you have a will, its terms will determine how your estate will be distributed when you die. But in many cases, that’s far from true. A will only covers assets that are not the subject of their own self-contained plan for distribution. As it turns out, that covers a lot […]