Estate Recovery: What it is and how to avoid it
Program by which the state tries to get payback for some of the benefits they have provided to you through paying for the nursing home, assisted living, or in-home care. The state can come back for any assets owned by the Medicaid recipient when they pass away,...
What to do if Medicaid tells you your income is too high
Liz Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney from Durnell Maier Law, LLC, explains when you may need a QIT or a Qualified Income Trust. You may have been told by Medicaid that you do not qualify because your income is too high. We can set up a QIT to hold some of...
Four legal documents EVERYONE needs
Liz Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney from Durnell Maier Law, LLC, discusses the four legal documents everyone needs to have in place, which are: 1. Financial Power of Attorney, which is the document that says who you want to handle finances if you are...
Do NOT lose everything to the nursing home | Protect your assets
Liz Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney from Durnell Maier Law, LLC, explains how seniors do NOT need to pay for nursing home care using their assets. There are benefits you can qualify for to protect your assets and pay for your care, even if you are already...
How to protect assets from a nursing home
Liz Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney from Durnell Maier Law, LLC, talks about how you can protect assets from the nursing home. A common misconception is that if you enter a nursing home, you have to spend all of your assets down on the nursing home until...
Different ways to AVOID probate and PROTECT assets
Liz Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney from Durnell Maier Law, LLC, takes us through different ways to avoid probate, including: 1. Having assets owned jointly with rights of survivorship 2. Exercising payable on death or transfer on death designations for...
Wills AREN’T Enough | Why you should AVOID probate
Liz Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney from Durnell Maier Law, LLC, discusses probate and why you want to avoid it. Do NOT rely solely on a will - that is a one-way ticket to probate court. Probate takes a LONG time, up to a year in most cases, and is...
Meet Liz Durnell-Maier
Meet Elizabeth Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney and owner of Durnell Maier Law, LLC. Liz is dedicated to advising clients on a wide range of elder law matters. This includes assisting seniors and their families with avoiding probate, minimizing taxes,...
Why work with Certified Specialist attorney
Liz Durnell-Maier, Certified Elder Law Attorney from Durnell Maier Law, LLC, reveals why working with a certified specialist is a must, especially in elder law. Attorneys have, specialties and if they did a little bit of everything, they could not fully focus on one...