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Answer Bar: Elder Law and Medicaid Essentials
Contains material from Aug 2016 to Sep 2018
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Session 2: Durable Power of Attorney Update - Hear highlights of the new Statutory Durable Power of Attorney statute.
Session 3: Advising Clients Nearing 65 - Turning 65 can be a watershed event in our client's lives. They face many decisions about retirement, concerning Medicare, Social Security, and estate planning. Get tips to help you prepare to advise your clients about some of these important decisions.
Session 4: In Quest of the Perfect Medicaid Application - Although it may not be possible to guarantee that every Medicaid application will be accepted upon the first filing, learn time-tested tips to improve the odds.
Session 5: Role of the Guardian - Examine the duties and responsibilities of a guardian under Texas law and guardianship administration, from initiation to closing, including the code requirements of selling and leasing property, ethical issues, and more.
Session 6: Alternatives to Guardianship and Supports and Services - An examination of strategies on how to limit or obviate the need to create a guardianship.
Session 7: Practical Ways for Guardians and Caregivers to Prevent Scams and Exploitation - Hear a review of the most recurring scams targeting the elderly. Discuss legal recourses available for preventing an elderly individual from losing their entire estate to a scam.
Session 8: Defensive Case Management for Elder Law Attorneys - Learn a systematic approach to capturing data and using the system to defend against attempts by your clients' family members who want to involve you in disputes they have with other family members.
Includes: Video Audio Paper Slides
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H. Clyde Farrell
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Session 1
—43 mins
Medicaid-Friendly Estate Planning (Sep 2018)
Discuss forms and strategies for preparing your clients (and sometimes their parents and children) to protect assets in case the need for long-term care arises. Forms will be provided and explained for Lady Bird Deeds, Transfer on Death Deeds, Revocable Trust as Grantee (of either type deed), and Medicaid-Friendly Contingent Trust.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
H. Clyde Farrell,
Farrell, Burdett & Johnson PLLC - Austin, TX
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Patricia F. Sitchler
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Session 2
—46 mins
Durable Power of Attorney Update (Sep 2018)
Hear highlights of the new Statutory Durable Power of Attorney statute.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
Patricia F. Sitchler,
The Law Office of Patricia Flora Sitchler - La Vernia, TX
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Pi-Yi Mayo
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Session 3
—47 mins
Advising Clients Nearing 65 (Sep 2018)
Turning 65 can be a watershed event in our client's lives. They face many decisions about retirement, concerning Medicare, Social Security, and estate planning. Get tips to help you prepare to advise your clients about some of these important decisions.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
Pi-Yi Mayo,
Mayo & Poland PLLC - Baytown, TX
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Nora Evelyn Alegria-Fuentes, Marilyn G. Miller
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Session 4
—32 mins
In Quest of the Perfect Medicaid Application (Aug 2016)
Although it may not be possible to guarantee that every Medicaid application will be accepted upon the first filing, learn time-tested tips to improve the odds.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
Nora Evelyn Alegria-Fuentes,
The Law Office of Christina Lesher, PC - Houston, TX
Marilyn G. Miller,
Attorney at Law - Dripping Springs, TX
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Craig Hopper
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Session 5
—58 mins
Role of the Guardian (Sep 2018)
Examine the duties and responsibilities of a guardian under Texas law and guardianship administration, from initiation to closing, including the code requirements of selling and leasing property, ethical issues, and more.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
Craig Hopper,
Hopper Mikeska, PLLC - Austin, TX
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Craig Hopper, Richard Lavallo
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Session 6
—57 mins
Alternatives to Guardianship and Supports and Services (Sep 2018)
An examination of strategies on how to limit or obviate the need to create a guardianship.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
Craig Hopper,
Hopper Mikeska, PLLC - Austin, TX
Richard Lavallo,
Disability Rights Texas - Austin, TX
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Hon. Donald W. Dowd, Lori Varnell
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Session 7
—28 mins
Practical Ways for Guardians and Caregivers to Prevent Scams and Exploitation (Sep 2018)
Hear a review of the most recurring scams targeting the elderly. Discuss legal recourses available for preventing an elderly individual from losing their entire estate to a scam.
Originally presented: Aug 2018 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
Hon. Donald W. Dowd,
Cass County Court at Law - Linden, TX
Lori Varnell,
Tarrant County Criminal District Attorney's Office - Fort Worth, TX
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Pi-Yi Mayo
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Session 8
—48 mins
Defensive Case Management for Elder Law Attorneys (Aug 2016)
Learn a systematic approach to capturing data and using the system to defend against attempts by your clients' family members who want to involve you in disputes they have with other family members.
Originally presented: Aug 2016 Estate Planning, Guardianship and Elder Law Conference
Pi-Yi Mayo,
Law Office of Pi-Yi Mayo - Baytown, TX