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Author Archives: Victor Medina
For Better, For Worse – What About “Forget”?
The New York Times recently published a heart-wrenching article entitled: A Rare Form of Dementia Tests a Vow of ‘for Better, for Worse’ It discusses a rare form of dementia called “frontotemporal dementia”, which eats away at personality and language. The … Continue reading
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In New Jersey, Insurance Companies Pulling Out of Long-Term Care Business
My wife laughs politely as I refer to our local paper, The Trenton Times, as “the local fish wrapper” – even though I’ve made that joke hundreds of times. Occasionally, I find an article of interest and I can’t help … Continue reading
Posted in Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, VA Benefits
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Why It’s Important to Read the Fine Print – Always
My second job as an attorney was working for a large law firm doing “big deals”. (My first job was as a judicial clerk for a federal district judge for one year.) I worked on bringing the Tempur-Pedic company … Continue reading
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Managing the Cost of “Aging In Place”
According to this article, there will be 10,000 Americans turning 65 every day for the next 18 years. That population surge has created a whole new business sector for seniors wanting to “age in place” — which is a fancy … Continue reading
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The Point of Medicaid Planning
Human behavior is often a curious thing. People tend to delay or fail to do something, even when there’s every incentive and benefit to do it. Estate planning and elder law planning is like that. Focusing, for the moment, just … Continue reading
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My 7 year old gives a warning, and I get the point – eventually.
The project looked simple enough. I had no reason to believe that, in 2008, I would set a chain of events in motion that would find me across an examination table, in full moon, awaiting the business end of a … Continue reading
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Daddy, Can I Have An Apartment In The City?
One of the joys of having some success in life is your ability to do things for people you love — probably your children, first of all. For some New Jersey parents, that might include the ability to buy an … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Living Trust, Membership Program
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