Estate Planning & Medicaid Attorneys in Grand Forks, North Dakota

Estate Planning with an Elder Law Focus

Elder Law encompasses several different aspects including Incapacity Planning , Long-Term Care Insurance, Medicaid Planning, Nursing Home Planning, and retirement living, just to name a few. Our Grand Forks, ND Estate Planning attorneys can help customize an Estate Plan, which can include provisions for your future care.

With proper planning made ahead of time, you can rest assured that you will receive the kind of care you deserve even if you are unable to mentally and physically care for yourself.

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Medicaid and Nursing Home Planning

Nursing home costs are averaging $74,000 annually. It’s difficult to imagine how you’ll pay for long-term care. Trying to qualify for government benefits such as Medicaid possibly means decreasing your estate size by more than half. By working with our Grand Forks, ND Estate Planning attorneys, we can provide you with Medicaid Planning and Nursing Home Planning services, so that you qualify for government assistance like Medicaid without having to deplete your estate.

By including a Medicaid and Nursing Home Plan into your Estate Plan, you can set into motion several triggers, which will move your assets around so that you qualify for Medicaid when the time arises.

Basis is Important in Estate Planning

June 19, 2018 Estate Planning, Legal Education

When choosing the direction to take in estate planning, it’s important to consider the impact on income tax basis. This article examines the nature of

Treasury Releases New Inflation Adjustment

June 14, 2018 Estate Planning, Legal Education

The new tax law doubled the estate tax exclusion through 2025. This article looks at the exact amount of the new exclusion (it’s not what you thought)

Federal Gift and Estate Tax

June 7, 2018 Estate Tax, Gift Tax

Creating a comprehensive, and successful, estate plan requires you to consider much more than just who will receive your estate assets after you are

Do I Need a Probate Attorney to Help Me Probate an Estate?

May 3, 2018 Probate

Did you recently lose someone close to you? Were you also notified that the decedent appointed you to be the Executor of the estate? If so, and you

Do I Really Need an Estate Planning Attorney to Help Me with My Will?

April 3, 2018 Wills

Like many people, you may have put off creating and executing a Last Will and Testament for any of a wide variety of common reasons. If you are now

Estate Planning: The Simplest Plan is Usually Not the Best

April 10, 2018 Estate Planning, Legal Education

Clients often want the simplest estate planning solution possible. However, the simplest solution is doing nothing. Usually, doing nothing does not

Estate Planning: Simple is not Always Better

May 15, 2018 Estate Planning, Legal Education

Clients often want the simplest estate planning solution possible. While keeping it simple is an understandable goal, the simplest solutions are not

Retirement is Complicated

April 3, 2018 Estate Planning, Legal Education

Many factors go into retirement decisions. This article examines many of those factors, such as where to retire, access to healthcare, income

Age-Related Retirement Milestones

June 5, 2018 Estate Planning, Legal Education

Retirement takes planning. This article includes milestone ages, such as when you must begin taking distributions from retirement plans. The article