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Signs of Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes

Signs of Elder Abuse in Nursing Homes

You hope when you place your loved one in a nursing home that they will be respected and well-cared...
Estate and Death Taxes: What is the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax?

Estate and Death Taxes: What is the Generation Skipping Transfer Tax?

Many aspects of estate planning focus on reducing estate taxes. We discuss the generation skipping...
Why Does Probate Take so Long?

Why Does Probate Take so Long?

Mention estate planning to anyone and most likely they will associate it with avoiding probate. ...
What is a Pour-over Will?

What is a Pour-over Will?

A pour-over will is used with estates that hold the bulk of their property in trust, and it has...
Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits

Veterans Aid and Attendance Benefits

The Veterans Aid and Attendance Pension is administered by the Veterans Administration as an added...
What is the Difference Between Estate and Inheritance Taxes?

What is the Difference Between Estate and Inheritance Taxes?

Often in estate planning, people use the terms estate taxes and inheritance taxes interchangeably,...
Estate Planning: Paying Funeral Expenses

Estate Planning: Paying Funeral Expenses

With the average cost of a funeral in Colorado now topping $6,500, one estate planning task that...

Five Things you Need to Know About Colorado’s Medicaid Recovery Program

Medicaid is a need based, joint federal and state program that often enters the lives of senior...
Estate Tax Terms You Need to Know

Estate Tax Terms You Need to Know

With the tax season just around the corner and estate taxes taking front and center stage, we...