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- Are the rules for Medicaid different in each state?
- Are there ways for me to protect some of my assets and still be eligible for Medicaid benefits?
- Can I be barred from Medicaid if I just moved into Florida?
- Can I transfer my assets to my children just before I go into a nursing home and still qualify for Medicaid?
- Do I have to wait 5 years after giving anything away to get Medicaid?
- How much income can I make and qualify for Medicaid?
- I heard Medicaid can take our house for reimbursement. Is that true?
- If I am in a nursing home, is it too late to give away my assets and qualify for Medicaid?
- If I enter a nursing home as a private pay resident, do I have to use my assets before I can get Medicaid?
- If my spouse and I own everything jointly, might a durable power of attorney still be useful?
- If my spouse is going into a nursing home, can he transfer all of his assets to me and qualify for Medicaid?
- Should I add my family members name on my assets and avoid a will?
- What are the common mistakes in Medicaid asset protection planning?
- What does spend-down mean?
- What happens if I become unable to care for myself?
- What is a durable power of attorney?
- What is a Lady Bird Deed?
- What is a qualified income trust?
- What is an advance directive?
- What is long-term care?
- What is Medicaid?
- What is the Aid and Attendance benefit program?
- What special planning should I do for my special needs child?
- Why should I use an elder law attorney to help me apply for Medicaid benefits?
- Will Medicare cover the cost of nursing home care?
Publications
- ElderCounselor Vol 9 No 3-Medicare Advantage Plans to Offer Greater Benefits in 2019
- ElderCounselor Vol 9 No 2-Medicaid and Work Requirements
- ElderCounselor Vol 9 No 1-How Will Tax Reform Impact Seniors And Persons With Disabilities?
- ElderCounselor Vol 8 No 6-What 2017 Has Brought For Seniors
- ElderCounselor Vol 8 No 5 - Can Poor Sleep Increase Your Risk of Alzheimer's?
- ElderCounselor Vol 8 No 4 - The Senate Releases its Health Care Bill...Now What?
- ElderCounselor Vol 8 No 3-The First 100 Days and the New Health Care Bill
- ElderCounselor Vol 8 No 2-The Costs of Dementia
- ElderCounselor Vol 8 No 1-What Will 2017 Bring to Seniors & Persons with Disabilities
- ElderCounselor Vol 7 No 6-Death With Dignity Laws
- ElderCounselor Vol 7 No 5-All Benefit When Professionals Work Together
- ElderCounselor Vol 7 No 3-Top Reasons Everyone Needs a Power of Attorney
- ElderCounselor Vol 7 No 2-Future of Long Term Care & How to Finance It
- ElderCounselor Vol 7 No 1-Underestimating the Risk of Disability
- Eldercounselor Vol 6 No 6-Alzheimer's Awareness Month
- ElderCounselor Vol 6 No 5-Why We Fail To Plan For Long Term Care
- ElderCounselor Vol 6 No 4-Special Needs Planning Updates
- ElderCounselor Vol 6 No 3 - Sex and Dementia
- ElderCounselor Vol 6 No 2-Proposed Changes to VA Pension
- ElderCounselor Vol 6 No 1-THE ABLE ACT
- ElderCounselor Vol 5 No 4 - Special Needs Trusts: The Current Law and Pending Legislation
- ElderCounselor Vol 5 No 3 - Helping Families Deal with the Financial and Emotional Costs of Dementia
- ElderCounselor Vol 5 No 2 - Practical Tips for Special Needs Planning
- ElderCounselor Vol 5 No 1 - A Review of Important Elder Law Stories From 2013
- ElderCounselor Vol 4 No 6 - Veterans Service Pension Benefits and Pending Legislation
- ElderCounselor Vol 4 No 5 - The Affordable Care Act: How It Impacts Our Senior Population
- ElderCounselor Vol 4 No 4 - An Overview of the Defense of Marriage Act Ruling
- ElderCounselor Vol 4 No 3 - The Staggering Costs of Dementia
- ElderCounselor Vol 4 No 2 - An Overview of Long Term Care Options
- ElderCounselor Vol 4 No 1 - Understanding the Fiscal Cliff Legislation
- ElderCounselor Vol 3 No 6 - VA Service-Connected Disability Compensation
- ElderCounselor Vol 3 No 5 - The Top 10 Benefits of a Comprehensive Power of Attorney
- ElderCounselor Vol 3 No 4 - The Value of Using Irrevocable Trusts in Medicaid Planning
- ElderCounselor Vol 3 No 3 - Maximizing Social Security Retirement Benefits for Married Baby Boomers
- ElderCounselor Vol 3 No 2 - Understanding the Importance and Implications of Guardianships and Conservatorships
- ElderCounselor Vol 3 No 1 - The Importance of Planning Early
- ElderCounselor Vol 2 No 6 - The Top News Stories in 2011
- ElderCounselor Vol 2 No 5 - Long Term Care Benefits Available to Surviving Spouses of Wartime Veterans
- ElderCounselor Vol 2 No 4 - The Future of Medicaid and Medicare
Posts by category
- Category: Bankruptcy
- Attorney Loretta O’Keeffe Selected to Speak at Alexander L. Paskay Memorial Bankruptcy Seminar
- Life Insurance Proceeds Received 180 Days After Filing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Is Property of the Bankruptcy Estate
- TIME-BARRED CLAIMS IN BANKRUPTCY FALL OUTSIDE THE SCOPE OF FDCPA, SAYS THE SUPREME COURT
- THE 11th CIRCUIT RULES THAT A DEBTOR WHO ELECTS TO SURRENDER REAL PROPERTY IN BANKRUPTCY CANNOT CONTEST A FORECLOSURE IN STATE COURT
- Firm’s Creditors’ Rights Attorney Presented At The Bankruptcy For Beginners Pro Bono Seminar
- Creditors and Debtors Beware of What Property Is Subject To The Expiration of the Bankruptcy Automatic Stay Following a Prior Bankruptcy Dismissal
- SCOTUS: A False Representation Is Not Required to Prove “Actual fraud” In The Context Of Fraudulent Conveyance Schemes
- Get To Know Attorney Georgi Angelov
- GET TO KNOW VICTOR VESCHIO
- At Last, Uniformity Within All 4 Bankruptcy Divisions of the Middle District of Florida
- What are the debtor’s responsibilities as to non-exempt property in Bankruptcy Court?
- A Borrower Cannot Sell Business Assets That Are Intended as Collateral For a Loan, and Then Try to Discharge the Debt in Bankruptcy
- US Supreme Court Reverses 11th Circuit Court of Appeals On Chapter 7 Lien Stripping of Second/Inferior Mortgages
- Recent SCOTUS Bankruptcy Court Rulings
- Victor Veschio Attends USSC Bankruptcy Oral Argument
- Category: Creditor's Rights
- Attorney Spotlight – Georgi Angelov
- Attorney Spotlight – Victor H. Veschio
- Victor H. Veschio Presents Oral Argument Before The Second District Court Appeal
- Gibbons | Neuman Creditors’ Rights Bankruptcy Attorneys Run for Pro Bono Hours
- Gibbons | Neuman Creditor Rights’ Attorneys Presentation at Academy of Holy Names
- Georgi Angelov Admitted to Federal District Court
- Assignment of Debt Not a Condition Precedent to a Foreclosure Action; Florida Supreme Court Declines Jurisdiction In Brindise
- Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act
- Category: Elder Law
- Elder Law Attorney Allen Presenting at Finances by the Fountain
- Attorney Elizabeth Allen at the Health Fair
- Warning Signs of a Potential Estate Battle- Final Installment
- Warning Signs of a Potential Estate Battle- Part Deux
- Unique Planning Opportunity for Disabled or Chronically Ill Beneficiaries
- WHY PEOPLE THINK MEDICARE WILL PAY FOR LONG TERM NURSING HOME CARE (SPOILER ALERT: IT WON’T)
- Why should I Pay a Lawyer to Do My Will When I Can Do it Myself and Save Money?
- Gibbons | Neuman- Keeping Up-to-Date on Long Term Care Planning
- Handmade Quilts to Season’s Hospice
- VA Pension Program Rules have Changed
- Gibbons | Neuman Raises Over $16,000 for Alzheimer’s Association
- Open House and Fundraiser a Big Success!
- Gibbons | Neuman Keeping the Community Informed
- Euphemisms for Death and Dying– Avoiding the Topic can Lead to Problems
- 2018 Medicaid and VA Pension Figures
- News article highlights some elder care issues…but not all
- Helping Veterans Pay for Long Term Care
- Planning for Disability – The Good, The Bad and The Necessary
- Do I Need A Living Will, A Do Not Resuscitate Order, Or Both?
- Gibbons | Neuman Welcomes Attorney Beverly J. White to the Firm
- Gibbons | Neuman Held Fundraising Event for Alzheimer’s Association
- Attorney Elizabeth Allen Discusses Long Term Care Planning at Achieva Credit Union
- Elder Law Attorney Discusses VA Benefits Available To Pay For Long Term Care Expenses
- Who Can Help You When You Need It The Most?
- Elder Law Attorney Discusses Long Term Care Planning with Caregiver Support Group
- Attorney Elizabeth Allen Discusses Special Needs Planning with Buddy Baseball
- Firm’s Elder Law Attorney Speaks at Business Transitions Council Meeting
- Why You Need An Elder Law Attorney Now
- Gibbons | Neuman Donates Hand-Made Quilts to Hospice
- Asset Transfer and Medicaid: What you don’t know can spell T-R-O-U-B-L-E
- Got Durable Power of Attorney? (If not, you should)
- VA Aid & Attendance: The Little Known Big Benefit
- CARING FOR YOUR PETS WHEN YOU NO LONGER CAN
- Firm’s Elder Law Attorney Joins Stetson Law School Faculty
- Senior Exploitation – Strengthening the Law to Solve a Real Problem
- Elder Law Attorney on Executive Committee of Penick Inn of Court
- Elder Law Attorney Gives Talk on Health Care Reform
- DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY –A POWERFUL DOCUMENT THAT YOU NEED
- IF YOU HAVE NOT PREPARED YOUR OWN WILL, LOOK AT THE ONE THAT THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE HAS PREPARED FOR YOU
- ELDER LAW ATTORNEY PARTICIPATES IN “ASK THE EXPERTS: CAREGIVING PANEL”
- Elder Law Attorney Donates Home-Made Quilts to Hospice
- Elder Law Attorney talks about important elder and disability issues
- Gibbons | Neuman Donates to Help Needy Seniors
- Firm’s Elder Law Attorney Speaks to USF Medical Students about Elder Law
- GET TO KNOW ELIZABETH ALLEN, ELDER LAW ATTORNEY
- Two Important Changes to Social Security Benefit Strategies
- MEDICARE OPEN ENROLLMENT- KNOW YOUR OPTIONS
- GIBBONS | NEUMAN WALKS TO END ALZHEIMER’S
- ELDER LAW ATTORNEY PROVIDES FREE ADVANCE HEALTHCARE DIRECTIVES
- It’s National Estate Planning Awareness Week!
- What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 3
- What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 2
- What Do All Those Legal Words Mean?
- NOTICE Act Requires Hospitals to Inform Medicare Patients of Potentially Costly Observation Status
- Medicaid and Assisted Living Facilities
- Elder Law Attorney Volunteers at ABC Action News Phone Bank
- Elder Law Attorney completes 2 years as Elder Law Section Co-Chair
- Elder Law Attorney Discusses Long Term Care with Paralegals
- Elizabeth Allen Speaks To Guardian Association
- Category: Estate Planning
- Gibbons | Neuman on the Radio!
- Warning Signs of a Potential Estate Battle
- The New ”SECURE Act” Changes Rules on Retirement Savings
- Family Feud–The Seven Warning Signs of a Potential Estate Battle
- Attorney White to Discuss Planning for Your Pets
- 7 Tips for Helping Families with Special Needs
- PARENTS NEED TRUSTS FOR MINORS
- Be Careful How You Title Your Car (Or Whom You Loan It To)
- Trusts for Minors—If You Have Minor Children, You Really Need One!
- ON LINE LEGAL SERVICES—BUYER BEWARE
- So, you want to leave assets to a minor child or grandchild? Make sure that you create a Trust so that you don’t trigger the need for a Guardianship.
- Category: Foreclosure
- Are you thinking about buying a house or condominium at a foreclosure sale?
- BUYER BEWARE: Purchasing Property Coming Through Foreclosure
- Foreclosure Sale Date or Date of Issuance of the Certificate of Sale— Which Comes First for Purposes of Starting the Clock to Claim Surplus Funds From a Foreclosure Sale?
- Thinking of bidding on a house or condominium at a foreclosure sale?
- Termination of Rental Agreement Upon Foreclosure (F.S. 83.561 Governor Signed and Effective 6/2/2015)
- Category: General
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- Mediation: Opening Statements
- Happy Fourth of July!
- Happy Memorial Day
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- Attorney Spotlight – Rod B. Neuman
- Happy New Year!
- Happy Holidays!
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- Honoring All Veterans on Veterans Day
- Attorney Spotlight – Loretta C. O’Keeffe
- Happy Labor Day!
- Attorney Spotlight – Stephen B. French
- Attorney Spotlight – Patti W. Halloran
- Attorney Rod Neuman Selected Top Rated Mediator
- Happy Fourth of July!
- Attorney Spotlight- Elizabeth P. Allen
- Memorial Day: Remember and Honor
- Firm Recognition in “Best Law Firms”
- Happy New Year!
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- To All That Have Served, We Thank You
- Happy Halloween!
- Happy Labor Day!
- Happy Fourth of July!
- Happy Memorial Day!
- FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY COVID-19
- Thank You! to Those on the Front Line of the COVID-19 Crisis
- Firm Update on COVID-19
- An Update from Our Firm Regarding COVID-19
- Happy New Year From Gibbons | Neuman!
- Happy Holidays from Gibbons | Neuman!!
- Happy Thanksgiving!
- Thank You Veterans
- Gibbons | Neuman Open House a Success! $6,100+ in Donations
- Happy Fourth of July!
- Congratulations to Rod Neuman- named a 2019 Super Lawyer
- 30 years with the Firm for Attorneys Rod and Liz
- Attorney Jack Bello Reaches Personal Appellate Milestone
- Happy Thanksgiving from Gibbons | Neuman!
- Mediation: Can I be sanctioned?
- GIBBONS I NEUMAN DONATES CAR WASH PROCEEDS TO END ALZHEIMER’S
- Don’t forget the Operating Agreement for your new LLC
- Protecting Our Precious Drinking Water
- GET ADVICE BEFORE DEEDING PROPERTY TO FAMILY MEMBERS
- Happy New Year from Gibbons | Neuman
- GIBBONS | NEUMAN WALKS TO END ALZHEIMER’S
- Gibbons | Neuman sponsors Achieva Box Car Rally
- Do I need a title search before executing a residential lease on a single family home?
- WHO CAN LOOK AT YOUR CREDIT REPORT: POTENTIAL DANGERS OF UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO YOUR CREDIT REPORT
- GIBBONS NEUMAN CELEBRATES OUR 32ND ANNIVERSARY
- IRS Warning: Beware of Tax Scams!
- Gibbons | Neuman Supports Tampa Pride
- GET TO KNOW JACK BELLO
- Gibbons | Neuman Walk to End Alzheimer’s
- Category: Mediation
- Pre-Suit Homeowner and Condominium Association Mediations
- Humor at Mediation
- Empathy at Mediation
- Mediation: Splitting the Split
- Mediation Mistakes: Overly Aggressive Counsel
- Mediation Mistakes- Failing to narrow the issues
- Mediation: Violation of Confidentiality Provision
- Mediation Mistakes: Client Statements
- Mediation Tips- Attorney’s Fees
- MEDIATION SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY
- Breaking the Mediation Impasse
- Mediation Tip- Managing Client Expectations:
- We got it settled. Let’s get it right.
- Mediation Summaries
- Managing Expectations in Mediation
- Non-Parties Attending Mediation
- Attorney/Mediator Rod Neuman Discusses Mediation with Real Estate Agents
- Tips for Mediating a Business Divorce
- Wait, I thought we settled?
- Parties’ Right of Self-Determination in Mediation
- Mediation Mistakes- Part III:
- “Help Me Help You…”
- Should You Bring An Expert Witness to a Mediation?
- MEDIATION MISTAKES- Part I:
- It Sounds Like A Good Case, But Can You Meet Your Burden of Proof At Trial?
- Mediation: It’s OK, Go Ahead–Shoot the Messenger
- MEDIATION: Taking Control of the Outcome
- Pre-Suit Mediation
- Category: News
- Attorney Jonathan S. Gilbert Selected One of Tampa Bay’s Best Lawyers in Real Estate
- GIBBONS NEUMAN RECEIVES APPRECIATION PLAQUE FROM ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION
- Gibbons | Neuman Co-Sponsors March Tampa Health Care Networking Event
- VA Eliminates Net Worth as Health Care Eligibility Factor
- Presentation on Planning for Individuals with Special Needs
- Victor Veschio Lectures on Creditor’s Rights in Bankruptcy
- Firm’s Elder Law Attorney Shares Estate Planning Insights with Lifelong Learners
- Category: Real Estate
- “Cash Deal” in a Residential Real Estate Transaction
- Do I need a lawyer in a Residential Real Estate Transaction: Part II
- COVID-19 and Real Estate Contract Force Majeure Clause
- Property Disputes- Partition
- Residential Real Estate Purchase and Sale Contract- Buyer Beware
- Neighbors, Fences, and Adverse Possession
- BEWARE OF THE SELLER’S PROPERTY DISCLOSURE
- SHOULD YOU CONSULT WITH A LAWYER PRIOR TO SIGNING A REAL ESTATE CONTRACT?
- Are the Proceeds from Sale of Homestead Property Protected From Judgment Creditors?
- Do I really need a survey?
- Thinking about purchasing a tax deed?
- Are you thinking about buying a house or condominium at a foreclosure sale?
- Category: Special Needs Planning
- Category: Uncategorized
- Category: VA
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