SSP Briefs
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Estate Planning
Why Trusts Are Important Estate Planning Tools
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Estate Planning
Blended Families and Wills in Estate Planning
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Special Needs Planning
Impairment-Related Work Expenses and Disability Benefits
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Special Needs Planning
More People to Qualify for SSI Under New Rental Subsidy Rule
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Elder Law
HUD Housing Programs That Support Aging in Place
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Elder Law
Does Divorce Affect Social Security Spousal Benefits?
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Estate Planning
7 Things to Know About Living Wills
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Estate Planning
Probate Process: A General Timeline
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Estate Planning
High School Graduation: A Good Time for Financial Planning
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Special Needs Planning
How Are Benefits for Disability (SSDI) Calculated?
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Special Needs Planning
Independent Living for People With Disabilities
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Elder Law
Elder Financial Abuse: How an Elder Law Attorney Can Help
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Elder Law
What You Should Know About Long-Term Care
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Estate Planning
What Is the Difference Between a Will and a Trust?
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Estate Planning
What You Should Know About Prepaid Funeral Plans
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Estate Planning
How to Get a Death Certificate After a Loved One Dies
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Estate Planning
Be Aware of the Dangers of Joint Accounts
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Special Needs Planning
Supplemental vs. Special Needs Trusts: Any Difference?
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Elder Law
Avoiding Property Tax Foreclosures for Older Adults
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Special Needs Planning
Will I Lose My Disability if I Work Part-Time?
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Special Needs Planning
Food Will No Longer Count as Income for SSI Recipients
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Estate Planning
Securely Storing Your Legal Documents
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Elder Law
Good News for Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Patients in 2026
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Elder Law
Survey Highlights High Costs of Long-Term Care in 2023
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Elder Law
Social Security Announces Four Key Updates to Address Improper Payments
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Estate Planning
40% of People Say They Don’t Have Enough to Make a Will
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Estate Planning
Who Does a Probate Attorney Represent: Executor or Heirs?
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Special Needs Planning
Home Ownership for People With Disabilities
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Estate Planning
Getting Help When Providing Care at Home for Aging Parents
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Estate Planning
Medicaid Spend Down: Pay for More Than Just Medical Bills
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Elder Law
Are You a Family Caregiver? New Bill Seeks to Lower Costs
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Special Needs Planning
Lifetime Money Management for Children With Disabilities
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Estate Planning
A Seniors Guide to Estate Planning
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Business Law
Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Has Begun
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Business Law
CTA Imposes New Small Business Reporting Requirements for 2024
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Elder Law
What Are the Different Types of Adult Day Care?
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Elder Law
2024 Standard Protections for Spouses of Medicaid Applicants
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Special Needs Planning
Choosing Trustees for Special Needs Trusts: 5 Considerations
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Estate Planning
New Year’s Resolution: Get That Estate Plan Done
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Estate Planning
Baby Boomers: Inheritance Conversations With Your Children
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Uncategorized
Is an Independent Living Facility Right for Me?
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Elder Law
PACE Program Helps Seniors Remain at Home
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Estate Planning
14 Essential Questions to Ask Aging Parents This Holiday
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Estate Planning
Should My End-of-Life Care Plan Include a Death Doula?
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Special Needs Planning
Five Reasons to Contact a Special Needs Planner
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Estate Planning
Is Your Financial Information in Order?
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Estate Planning
Reducing the Risk of a Family Fight in Probate Court
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Estate Planning
Estate Planning for Surviving Spouses
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Estate Planning
8 Frequently Asked Questions on Last Wills and Testaments
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Estate Planning
What Are the Drawbacks of Naming Beneficiaries?
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Elder Law
Innovative Long-Term Care Housing Solutions for Seniors
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Elder Law
Home Health Services Underutilized by Seniors, Study Shows
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Estate Planning
Protect Your Home from Fraudulent Transfers
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Business Law
The Impact of Corporate Transparency Act on Your Business
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Estate Planning
Estate Planning for Your College-Aged Student
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Estate Planning
What is a Postnuptial Agreement?
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Estate Planning
Going through a Divorce? Don’t Neglect Updating Your Estate Planning
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Business Law
FTC PROPOSES TO OUTLAW NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS
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Estate Planning
Major Changes in IRA and 401k Distribution Rules
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Power of Attorney
THE NEW DISTRIBUTION RULES UNDER THE “SECURE ACT”
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Estate Planning
Start to Plan Your Estate in 4 Steps
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Estate Planning
Should You Set Up An Irrevocable Trust?
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Estate Planning
All About Transfer on Death Deeds: Your Questions Answered
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Estate Planning
Your Guide to Irrevocable Trusts: Disadvantages and Advantages
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Estate Planning
How Estate Planning Can Protect Your Assets
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Power of Attorney
Understanding the Types of Power of Attorney
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Estate Planning
Your Guide to Setting Up a Charitable Trust
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Giving Back
SS&P Sponsors Event Benefiting
Domestic Violence Support
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Estate Planning
Why Estate Planning is Important
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Elder Law
Common Medicaid Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
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Estate Planning
Primary Beneficiary vs. Contingent Beneficiary: What’s the Difference?
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Estate Planning
Guardianship vs. Custody – What Are Your Legal Rights?
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Elder Law
Wondering How to Apply for Medicaid?
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Estate Planning
2020 Webinar Series Calendar
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LGBTQ+ Issues
3 Considerations When Estate Planning for LGBT Couples
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Estate Planning
Second Marriages
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Special Needs Planning
Advocating for your SN child
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Elder Law
The Sandwich Generation
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Estate Planning
Signing New Estate Planning Documents Safely
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Estate Planning
Should Seniors Who Lose Their Job During the Coronavirus Pandemic Claim Social Security Benefits Early?
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Probate
How Does Probate Work in Ohio?
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Estate Planning
Do you want your child’s spouse to inherit your money?
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Estate Planning
Time on Your Hands? Update Your Estate Plans
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Estate Planning
Estate Planning vs. Medicaid Planning
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Estate Planning
What are the most important benefits of trusts?
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Estate Planning
Here are 3 ways that you can prevent a will contest
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Estate Planning
Do you need to have a will?
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Probate
What are the benefits of avoiding probate?
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Estate Planning
Spendthrift trusts could be a good answer for risky beneficiaries
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Estate Planning
Get help with an estate plan: A will is not enough
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Elder Law
How can you prepare for needing long-term care?
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Estate Planning
How do you become a conservator in Ohio?
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Estate Planning
Some probate problems can be prevented with a family meeting
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Estate Planning
Prepare now for the care you may need in the future
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Estate Planning
Why set up a trust? Here are some good reasons
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Estate Planning
Stop procrastinating, and get a will as soon as possible
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Estate Planning
Are you responsible for your loved one’s debts after their death?
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Estate Planning
Keep these 3 things in mind when choosing an executor
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Estate Planning
Where to store estate planning documents
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Estate Planning
What are 3 myths about wills I should know?
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Estate Planning
Get the right trust to protect your assets
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Estate Planning
Planning for long-term care can keep you in your home
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Probate
What is probate and how can you avoid it?
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Estate Planning
What makes a will legal and valid?
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Estate Planning
Understand the importance of a conservatorship
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Estate Planning
When is the right time for estate planning?
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Estate Planning
Don’t overlook the importance of a solid will
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Elder Law
Ohio is failing our senior citizens
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Elder Law
Start planning for your long-term care needs today
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Estate Planning
Understand taxation, and how it affects an estate
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Estate Planning
Learn more about what trusts are and how they benefit you
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Estate Planning
Plan for injuries and conditions with an advance directive
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Estate Planning
Debts and death: What you should plan for
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Estate Planning
How to talk to your parents about estate planning
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Estate Planning
E-wills becoming more popular, but be cautious
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Elder Law
Make a plan for your long-term health care needs
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Estate Planning
Should you set up a revocable trust?
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Estate Planning
Get the help you need as a new executor
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Estate Planning
What is the difference between a will and a living will?
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Estate Planning
Plan for long-term care when young to prepare your finances
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Estate Planning
Explaining who can see a will after a testator dies
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Elder Law
Understanding Alzheimer’s: Key facts
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Estate Planning
The importance of updating your estate planning materials
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Elder Law
Long-term care can have a devastating financial impact
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Estate Planning
How does a judge decide whether to set up a guardianship?
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Probate
How can I avoid probate in Ohio?
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Estate Planning
Why you should think about creating a will
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Estate Planning
Long-term care planning: Housing options for seniors
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Estate Planning
Picking a trustee
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Estate Planning
Have you lost a relative who had no will or trust?
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LGBTQ+ Issues
Will our LGBTQ+ elders face discrimination in nursing home care?
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Estate Planning
Estate planning errors to avoid
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Estate Planning
Estate Planning Mistakes to Avoid
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Estate Planning
How to create a digital estate plan
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Probate
About the probate process
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Estate Planning
Trusts can be amended to make changes
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Estate Planning
Handling debt when a spouse passes
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Estate Planning
How to pay for long-term care
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Estate Planning
How to use a living trust to the fullest
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Estate Planning
New tax act raises gift exemptions to individuals and trusts
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Elder Law
The importance of care planning
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Estate Planning
The estate tax exemption and the importance of review
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Estate Planning
Blended families and estate plan disputes
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Estate Planning
Estate planning can entail more than just a will
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Estate Planning
DAPTs offer various estate planning benefits
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Estate Planning
The duties of an estate executor
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Elder Law
Medicaid planning is crucial to protect assets
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Estate Planning
The importance of updating a will
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Estate Planning
Handling digital assets after death
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Special Needs Planning
About special needs trusts
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Estate Planning
Why trusts may help to pass and shield assets
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Estate Planning
Estate planning can protect beneficiaries from themselves
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Estate Planning
Using TOD designations in an estate plan
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Estate Planning
Decanting assets from irrevocable trusts
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Estate Planning
Estate planning for every stage of life
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Estate Planning
Hugh Hefner’s estate plan is a good model for others
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Estate Planning
Reasons to have a trust in an estate plan
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Estate Planning
Different types of trusts
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Estate Planning
The advantages of trusts over 529 plans
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Estate Planning
Reasons to have a funeral trust
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Elder Law
How retirees can pay for long-term care
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Estate Planning
Why estate plans are important for everyone
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Estate Planning
Qualified personal residence trusts and estate planning
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Estate Planning
Protecting assets in an irrevocable trust
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Estate Planning
Reaching financial goals with an irrevocable trust
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Elder Law
The importance of signing up for Medicare Part B promptly
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Estate Planning
IRS temporarily softens portability election rules
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Power of Attorney
The importance of updating a power of attorney
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Estate Planning
Guardianships in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Estate planning tips for those who remarry in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Letter of final wishes in estate planning
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Estate Planning
Possible estate tax reforms on the horizon
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Estate Planning
Planning for retirement and long-term care
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Estate Planning
Duties in estate administration
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Estate Planning
How a charitable trust may be preserved
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Estate Planning
Making the location of a will known
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Estate Planning
Learning about trusts
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Elder Law
Legal guidance regarding long-term care planning
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Estate Planning
Points to remember in an estate plan
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Probate
Using trusts to avoid probate
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Estate Planning
Important things to keep in mind regarding estate planning
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Estate Planning
How to properly settle an estate
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Estate Planning
Planning now could prevent abuse by guardian in later years
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Estate Planning
Most adults don’t have a will
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Elder Law
Preparations for managing an elder’s assets and health
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Estate Planning
Multiple deaths in a family could undermine an estate plan
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Estate Planning
Record of account passwords essential for estate plans
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Estate Planning
Estate planning errors made by celebrities
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Estate Planning
Bequeathing assets unequally but fairly
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Estate Planning
Including an ethical will in an estate plan
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Estate Planning
Understanding “tenants in common”
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Estate Planning
How trusts are handled when they come to an end
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Estate Planning
Creating a will while still young
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Estate Planning
Preparation of the estate for business owners
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Power of Attorney
Use of a financial power of attorney in preparing for the future
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Estate Planning
Beneficiary designations are different from bequests
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Estate Planning
Estate planning for people with homes in two states
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Estate Planning
Trusts and angel investments
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Estate Planning
Living trusts privately transfer property to heirs
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Estate Planning
The versatility of trusts
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Estate Planning
Estate planning is for everyone
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Estate Planning
Smart estate planning tips
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Estate Planning
How trusts can help Ohio residents with estate planning
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Estate Planning
Benefits of an irrevocable trust
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Estate Planning
Artists may have specific estate planning needs
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Estate Planning
Reasons to get a living trust in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Educating family members about preserving wealth
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Estate Planning
What a revocable trust does and doesn’t do
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Estate Planning
Trusts aren’t just for estate tax savings
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Power of Attorney
Handling parental assets without power of attorney
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Estate Planning
Lowering estate taxes with annual gifts
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Estate Planning
The importance of valid signatures on a will
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Estate Planning
Our attorneys can help you handle your Ohio estate plan
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Estate Planning
Divorcing couples should consider their estate plans
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Estate Planning
Managing a child’s inheritance
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Estate Planning
Executors who fail in their duties can be replaced
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Estate Planning
The importance of beneficiary designations
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Estate Planning
Prince’s death and his estate
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Estate Planning
The advantages of a living trust
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Estate Planning
Importance of making a will in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Changes in tax laws shed new light on bypass trusts
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Estate Planning
Estate planning essential for smooth distribution of property
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Estate Planning
The role of the settlor in trust planning
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Estate Planning
When an heir dies before receiving an inheritance
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Estate Planning
Creating trusts for children in Ohio
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Estate Planning
The benefits of an effective estate plan
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Estate Planning
When people need to update their estate plan
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Estate Planning
Avoiding mistakes with beneficiary designations
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Estate Planning
The benefits of a living revocable trust
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Estate Planning
David Bowie leaves behind lesson in estate planning
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Elder Law
Options for Financing Long-Term Care
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Estate Planning
Modernization of the irrevocable trust
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Power of Attorney
The importance of a financial power of attorney
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Elder Law
Checklist: Choosing an Assisted Living or Continuing Care Facility
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Estate Planning
Estate planning for future health needs in Ohio
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Elder Law
Medicaid Myths
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Estate Planning
Totten trusts instead of a will
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Estate Planning
Trusts for animals can provide for a pet’s future
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Estate Planning
Placing limits on inheritances in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Protecting wealth across generations
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Elder Law
Q&A On VA Benefits and 2016 Changes To Aid and Attendance Regulations
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Estate Planning
Potential problems with foreign wills
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Estate Planning
Single people need wills just like parents do
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Estate Planning
Why digital estate planning storage may not be a good idea
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Estate Planning
Duties of an executor
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Estate Planning
Trust funds and taxes
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Estate Planning
Some estate planning considerations often overlooked
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Estate Planning
When to choose a revocable trust over a will
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Estate Planning
Changes in tax laws can lead to estate plan changes
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Estate Planning
Trusts, wills and the cy pres doctrine
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Estate Planning
Controlling beneficiary spending through trusts
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Estate Planning
Why young adults in Ohio need an estate plan
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Estate Planning
Trusts and estate planning
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Estate Planning
Revising an estate plan based on new tax rules
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Estate Planning
What are some of the major reasons to use a trust?
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LGBTQ+ Issues
Estate planning for same-sex couples
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Estate Planning
The importance of drafting a will
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Estate Planning
How inheritances are becoming less common
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Estate Planning
Estate planning and alternatives to wills
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Estate Planning
Beneficiary designations and estate planning
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Probate
The process of removing an ineffective executor
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Estate Planning
The use of irrevocable trusts
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Special Needs Planning
Benefits of funding a special needs trust through life insurance
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Estate Planning
Planning for incapacity
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Estate Planning
The importance of having a will
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Estate Planning
Common estate planning issues in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Options for long-term care planning
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Estate Planning
The hidden cost of transferring wealth through a trust
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Estate Planning
The importance of writing a will
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Probate
Usefulness of living trusts extends beyond avoiding probate
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Estate Planning
The estate administration process in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Establishing NCP trusts to protect assets in Ohio
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Power of Attorney
Learn more about power of attorney in Ohio
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Estate Planning
The importance of establishing a living will
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Estate Planning
How a QPRT can be useful to Ohio residents
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Estate Planning
Financial requirements for Medicaid in Ohio
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Estate Planning
The importance of updating wills
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Estate Planning
Ohio legacy trusts
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Estate Planning
The most common types of trusts
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Estate Planning
What is a living will and do I need one?
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Estate Planning
Challenging a will in Ohio
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Estate Planning
Wills and beneficiary changes
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Power of Attorney
How can someone become a guardian?
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Estate Planning
Considering a living trust
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Special Needs Planning
Creating an Ohio special needs trust
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Estate Planning
Trustees subject to duties imposed by statute
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Estate Planning
What documents do I need in an estate plan?
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Estate Planning
The prenup v. estate plan conundrum can be solved
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Estate Planning
Estate planning should not require a big reveal moment
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Estate Planning
Estate planning, long-term care planning, or both?
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Estate Planning
Sound estate planning encompasses wide-ranging concerns
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Special Needs Planning
What is a special needs trust, and can it avail my family?
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Estate Planning
Medicaid: Program’s complexity rewards advance legal planning
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Elder Law
Cut Your Medical Bills
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Probate
Should you avoid probate, and if so, how?
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Estate Planning
Debunking Five Common Estate Planning Myths
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Estate Planning
What is the biggest cost when you die?
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Estate Planning
Don’t Let Medicaid Take Your Home!
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Elder Law
Medicaid Coverage For Expensive Nursing Homes At Risk in OHIO–The Rest of the US Better Watch Out!
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