Yes, many people are reluctant to consult attorneys with respect to issues related to Medicaid coverage for nursing home care for the following reasons: • Inexperience in working with attorneys. • The cost of consulting with an attorney. • Medicaid eligibility is seen as a non-legal matter that should be straightforward and not require legal…
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Titling Vehicles
When titling a vehicle or mobile home with the SC Department of Motor Vehicle (hereinafter DMV), you may want to consider checking the “or” box on the title application (Form 400 in Section 3 – Owner Information). Mobile homes have titles and are considered cars in SC, unless they are formally reclassified with tax assessor’s…
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I’ve heard some bad things about durable general powers of attorney
And don’t know if I should include one in my estate plan. The modern POA allows a competent individual, the principal, to preselect someone he or she trusts to deal with financial matters, currently and/or if he or she ever becomes incapacitated, hence its durability. The document should be flexible enough to deal with the…
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I’m planning an extended trip to Mexico and need to know if Medicare will cover me while abroad.
Generally Medicare does not cover health care, prescription drugs or dialysis when a person is traveling outside the U.S. There are a few narrow exceptions as noted below, but some Medigap policies provide for foreign travel. Standard Medigap Plans C, D, F, G, M and N provide for foreign travel emergency coverage. Medigap Plans C,…
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