by Tony DelGiorno | Apr 1, 2017 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
All hospitals must now give Medicare recipients notice when they are in the hospital under observation status. The notice requirement is part of a law enacted in 2015 but that just took effect. Signed by President Obama in August 2015, the law was intended to prevent...
by Tony DelGiorno | Jan 1, 2015 | Elder Law, Estate Planning, Financial Planning
For years, it was common to disinherit a child who received Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Medicaid as a result of disability. The theory was that if the child inherited anything, they would lose their benefits. So, for many years, the only way to preserve...
by Tony DelGiorno | Apr 1, 2014 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
Being “Penny Wise and Pound Foolish” is a cliché that dates back to 1712 when Joseph Addison first printed the phrase in The Spectator. Truer words have never been spoken when it comes to one’s legal needs. We have all seen them at our favorite office supply store,...
by Tony DelGiorno | Dec 11, 2012 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
In the closing days of the Illinois General Assembly’s spring 2012 legislative session, a bill was introduced and passed without much consideration by legislators or time for comment from the public. That bill, known as the SMART Act, dramatically re-wrote the...
by Tony DelGiorno | Apr 1, 2012 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
Whitney Houston’s death provides an example of how a trust that takes effect upon death can work as part of an estate plan. The late singer’s will leaves everything to her 19-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina, but Kristina cannot access her mother’s...
by Tony DelGiorno | May 1, 2010 | Elder Law, Estate Planning
Grandparents! Do you find yourself as a primary caregiver for your grandchildren? You are not alone. According to an AARP Foundation study in October 2007, there were 103,717 grandparents raising 213,465 grandchildren. However, being a grandparent, by its nature...
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