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Planning Your Family Business Legacy
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, February 24, 2014. These two experiences taught me a lesson about family businesses. Making a family business a family legacy takes planning and preparation....
Estate Planning With A Life Estate
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Friday, February 21, 2014. Probate court is no one's idea of fun, so it's something you may want to spare your heirs when they inherit your home. One simple tool for...
When Children Are Responsible For The Nursing Home Bill
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Thursday, February 20, 2014. If your parents live in one of 29 states or Puerto Rico that has filial responsibility laws on the books, you could potentially be held...
Family Wealth And Financial Entropy
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Wednesday, February 19, 2014. The numbers also show that roughly one in three businesses pass to the next generation. Just about 10% of family businesses pass to the...
Going Back To Basis
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. Recent tax law changes are turning traditional estate planning on its head. Indeed, moves long considered savvy-for example, aggressively...
Long-Term Care Lapse Logistics
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Tuesday, February 18, 2014. In the meantime, cases like this demonstrate anew how vigilant families need to be. If your older relative has a long-term care policy,...
Medicare Rehab Requirements Relaxed?
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, February 17, 2014. What does this mean? Imagine you have a severe stroke. Before Jimmo, most people thought Medicare would pay for physical therapy only as long...
Should You Establish Your “Dynasty” Trust In South Dakota?
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Monday, January 27, 2014. In the past four years, the amount of money administered by South Dakota trust companies has tripled to $121 billion, almost all of it from out...
Challenges When Selling The Inherited Family Home / Georgia
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Friday, January 24, 2014. There's the emotional aspect of getting a loved one's home ready for sale - which likely includes clearing out his or her belongings and...
Of Family Gifts And Medicaid Lookback Rules
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in medicaid qualification on Thursday, January 23, 2014. My mother gave me money in 2009. Now (2013) she is in a nursing home and needs to get Medicaid. Does that money need to go back in her...
Of Family Gifts And Medicaid Lookback Rules
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in medicaid qualification on Thursday, January 23, 2014. Medicaid has some very well-intentioned rules to stop people from taking advantage of the system. Many people set out intending to...
For Want Of A Beneficiary Will The IRA Be Lost? / Georgia
On behalf ESTATE PLANNING LAW GROUP OF GEORGIA, James M. Miskell P.C. posted in estate planning on Wednesday, January 22, 2014. An IRA account owner or beneficiary died and there was no named beneficiary for the account. The obvious question comes, "Who inherits the...
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