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Exceptions to Medicaid Trusts

Under a 1993 change in federal law, three types of trusts were recognized as exceptions to the rules that would otherwise count the assets in a self-settled Medicaid trust and therefore disqualify the beneficiaries of such trust. These three trusts are commonly called the "under-65 trust," the "pooled trust," and the "Miller trust."More...

Inheritance Without Planning Means No Person Is In Control

When a person dies intestate (without making and leaving a will), each state provides a default plan (usually known as the statute of descent and distribution) under with his or her net estate is disposed. Under the default plan, no person is put in control of the disposition. The disposition must go according to the defaul plan. This article discusses the disadvantages of descent and distribution related to that inability to have a person put in control of the disposition.More...

How to Revoke a Power of Attorney for Finances

To revoke a power of attorney for finances, you can either destroy all copies of the document or execute a notice of revocation. Execution has a few technical requirements that must be complied with before revocation can be regarded as legally valid and it is the preferred method because it generates proof of revocation.More...

The Natural Objects of One's Bounty - III

This article is the third part of a three-part series describing the traditional names for the various members of one's family.More...

Codicils

In Latin, the word "codicil" means "little will. A codicil is a formal document that amends the provisions of a will. The amendments may change, modify, or supplement the provisions of a will.More...