Despite the Lawyers’ Best Efforts Heirs May Contest Estate Plan
NOVEMBER 22, 2010 VOLUME 17 NUMBER 36 Our clients usually have similar goals in their estate planning. They want to take care of their children. They may want to leave something to charity. They usually want to minimize taxes that they, their estate or their beneficiaries might have to pay. And they often tell us […]
Wrong Advice From Eligibility Worker Leads to Loss of Home
APRIL 25, 2005 VOLUME 12, NUMBER 43 The Medicaid worker was helpful, seemed to understand the question and knew the answer. The applicant’s guardian/conservator asked the right question. Unfortunately, the worker’s answer was just plain wrong. When the guardian/conservator relied on that wrong information, he lost out—and lost the Medicaid recipient’s home after her death. […]
