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Revocable Trusts vs. Inheritance Trusts: Medicaid Asset Protection Explained
Understand the complexities of merging inheritance trusts with revocable trusts for Medicaid spend-down protection. Learn why ...
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'I survived a head-on car wreck': I'm on Medicaid, but inheriting $290K. How do I protect it from the 5-year look-back rule?
It's possible for someone to set up an irrevocable trust before the five-year look-back rule to remove assets from their legal ownership. A Medicaid Asset Protection Trust can protect the assets ...
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If I Put My Home in a Trust, Will That Protect It From Medicaid?
Irrevocable trusts, like Medicaid asset protection trusts (MAPTs), on the other hand, remove assets from an owner’s control, ...
My husband has dementia and will need care. Will Medicaid go after my money if I use it to pay off our mortgage?
My husband of 20 years is elderly and has dementia. It is almost inevitable that he will end up in an assisted-living facility.” ...