This post is excerpted from Evan H. Farr’s book How to Protect Your Assets From Probate PLUS Lawsuits PLUS Nursing Home Expenses with the Living Trust Plus™.  Buy the book on June 21 and get $1,250 in special bonuses. The goals that families have for doing Medicaid Asset Protection differ from person to person and […]

Certified Elder Law Attorney and Best-Selling Author Evan Farr Releases New Book: “How to Protect Your Assets From Probate PLUS Lawsuits PLUS Nursing Home Expenses with the Living Trust Plus.” Mr. Farr’s latest book is now available in pre-release on Amazon.com – but don’t buy it yet.  If you wait and buy this new book […]

In a recent study of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in early school-age children (four to eight years old), researchers have found that nearly one-third of children with ASD also have clinically significant ADHD symptoms. Researchers who facilitated the Kennedy-Krieger study reported that children with co-occurrence of ASD and ADHD […]

Robert O. Hawkins Jr., 75, aspired to have a career in the military. But in 1962, when he was stationed in Florida, he received an ominous knock at his door. He was told that the military had proof that he is a homosexual, and that he could either resign his commission or face a court […]

This is a guest post from Renee Eder, Director of Public Relations at Farr Law Firm, P.C. You, too, can submit a guest post. Find out more here. Terry was 47-years old, married and had a son from a previous marriage. He was one of those people who you could talk to about anything and […]

LGBT Pride Month is celebrated each year in the month of June. The purpose of the commemorative month is to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have had on history locally, nationally, and internationally. In President Obama’s 2013 proclamation, he wrote: “This year, we celebrate LGBT Pride Month at a moment […]

In cases where parents name co-fiduciaries, siblings can agree on a general direction without agreeing on the specifics of how things should be accomplished.  If all parties don’t agree, disputes may ensue that can cause rifts among siblings and create disharmony in families. These are some challenges when co-fiduciaries are named: •    Getting everyone to […]

A Last Will and Testament is a legal document that declares how an estate or property will be managed after your death.  A Revocable Living Trust (RLT), on the other hand, is created as a guideline that determines the manner in which your estate or property is to be handled throughout your lifetime and also […]

Recently, a probe into do-it-yourself estate planning was conducted by the highly respected and objective magazine Consumer Reports.Members of the Consumer Reports team created three Wills using downloads and worksheets that you can purchase from three of the most popular websites that sell fill-in-the-blanks legal documents.  They presented these Wills to a panel of three […]

If you’ve started your estate planning, you’ve seen the legal term “Per Stirpes” in your documents. What does it mean?  “Per Stirpes” is Latin and means “by representation“.  In estate planning, it means that descendants of the next generation following a beneficiary will each receive an equal share of the beneficiary’s share if the beneficiary […]

The Living Trust Plus™ (LTP) is such an important development in elder law and estate planning, that Evan H. Farr, CELA has been flown down to Orlando to teach other attorneys about it. He will do so in a 4-hour webcast on Tuesday, live from the Hard Rock Hotel at Universal Studios.  Whether you’re rich, […]

Elizabeth and Bill got married in their late 40’s and were having trouble conceiving. As Elizabeth was nearing menopause, they harvested and fertilized her eggs. They underwent cryopreservation (or preservation by freezing) because IVF resulted in more embryos than were needed.  More than half a million cryopreserved embryos are now in storage in the United […]

Jennifer’s mother, Katherine, lives with her, her husband, and their two children. Katherine is mentally fine, but physically she needs a lot of care; her needs are increasing, and she requires assistance from her daughter to lift things, bathe, and dress.  Jennifer’s children have lots of activities and homework that they need help with, as […]