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Don’t Fall for These Medicaid and Estate Myths

Since estate issues, one way or another, affect everyone over time (since death does) and since Medicaid planning has for many years been a topic of popular conversation—and popular misconceptions in the U.S., it is not unusual that both subjects have generated misunderstandings and, in some cases, folklore that has persisted.
09/11/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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What’s the Best Way to Sell an Inherited Estate to an Heir?

We have a situation where both of my in-laws passed away in the last several years. My wife was the daughter and she and her brother are the executors to the last of my in-laws to pass away.
09/08/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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What’s So Bad about Cancelling Irrevocable Trust?

Before pulling the plug on an irrevocable trust, it’s important to consider several factors like the potential tax consequences and possible alternative solutions.
09/07/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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Can I Help My Kid Buy a Home?

Parents with resources could purchase the property for the child, but that often does not drive the right incentive. How then, do you get the funds to the child in the most responsible and tax-efficient way?
09/06/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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Minimize Family Feuds about Your Inheritance

The distribution of wealth among beneficiaries through your final will and testament is often a complex and sensitive issue, one that can potentially spark conflicts and legal challenges among family members.
09/05/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How Much Money to Give Away with Upcoming Tax Changes?

The closer we get to 2025, the more complicated estate planning gets for people who have an amount between where the limits are now and where the limits might be in 2026.
09/01/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How Does the IRS Rule on Inherited IRAs Work?

Before the original SECURE Act, IRA owners who died were able to leave their accounts to their children, grandkids, or other non-spouse individual beneficiaries, and heirs could stretch required minimum distributions (RMDs) over their own lifetimes, thus allowing the funds in the accounts to grow tax-free for decades.
08/31/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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How to Pass on Family Heirlooms with Fewer Estate Battles

There are better—and often more creative—ways to plan and divide that can avoid family squabbles over cars, jewelry, furniture and household items.
08/30/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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When Is a Child Not A Descendant?

Wills and trusts, instead of designating a specific person to inherit, often name a group or class of people such as your ‘children,’ ‘issue’ or your ‘descendants.’
08/29/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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Do You Need a Revocable Trust?

One of the most common misconceptions about a last will and testament is that having a will avoids the need for probate court.
08/28/23 • by: Graber & Johnson Law Group, LLC
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