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Medicare Coverage for Long Term Care

Can Medicare cover long term care expenses?  The answer is a qualified “yes.”  Generally speaking, Medicare Part A covers certain services provided in a skilled nursing facility under certain conditions for a limited timeframe.

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Avoiding Probate – The Basics

Estate planning specialists often face clients with following the question: “How can I avoid probate?” But should you?  Probate does have certain disadvantages; however, the formalities of the probate process can be advantageous.

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What is a “Wall”?

If I am a seller of a home, do I need to disclose in a Real Estate Condition Report that a one-brick-high barrier around my flower bed is missing bricks? Any Real Estate Condition Report requires a disclosure of “known defects” of the walls. Ok, but is my one-brick-high barrier a wall? Practically it does not make sense, but legally?

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