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Planning for Long-Term Care (Part 3)

October 16, 2012 by Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP

In Part 1 of this series I outlined the necessity to create a good Long Term Care Plan and in Part 2 I discussed the three most essential documents found in that plan. The first essential document is a General Power of Attorney … [Read more...]

Planning for Long-Term Care (Part 2)

October 12, 2012 by Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP

"Long-Term Care" refers to the broad spectrum of medical and support services provided to persons who have lost some or all capacity to function on their own due to a chronic illness or disabling condition, and who are expected to … [Read more...]

Giving New Meaning to Freezing an Estate

October 11, 2012 by Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP

An Estate Freeze is usually an estate planning strategy whereby an estate owner aims to freeze the value of certain assets for estate tax purposes.Check out this interesting article about an entirely different type of estate … [Read more...]

Planning for Long-Term Care (Part 1)

October 9, 2012 by Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP

Are you one of the millions of Americans over age 50 who has not yet started planning for long-term care? As financially responsible adults, most of us are prepared for some unexpected disasters – we pay for health and property … [Read more...]

Virginia Medicaid Asset Protection Attorney: “9 Tips to a Healthy Aging Process”

September 13, 2012 by Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP

Virginia Medicaid Asset Protection Attorney: "9 Tips to a Healthy Aging Process" Physically, Mentally, and Financially September 10, 2012The month of September brings a welcome relief from the hot summer days. Cool breezes and … [Read more...]

The “Power” of Peace of Mind

September 7, 2012 by Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP

Incapacity Planning is perhaps the most fundamental type of estate planning and yet it is also the most important. Life is unpredictable; even someone in perfect health can become incapacitated from an accident or unforeseen … [Read more...]

“Extra Help” Benefit for Seniors with High Prescription Expenses

August 31, 2012 by Evan H Farr, CELA, CAP

It is no secret that medicine can become very costly as we age – especially as the prescriptions we are told to take by our doctors begin to increase in number. When no generic version of a drug exists yet, the costs are even … [Read more...]

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