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  • Category: Advanced Planning
    • What Are Your Funeral Wishes?
    • A Look At QPRTs
    • How to Protect What You Have
    • Leaving a Legacy
    • Choosing between a Pot Trust and an Individual Trust
    • Should You Use a Pet Trust?
  • Category: Amendments
    • Trust Amendment Vs Trust Restatement
  • Category: Asset Protection
    • Can You Use a Revocable Living Trust for Asset Protection?
  • Category: Business Planning in New Jersey
    • Business Planning and Estate Planning: Do Them Both
  • Category: Elder Law
    • Help Your Parents Work With an East Brunswick Elder Law Attorney
    • This is How You Find the Best Lakewood Elder Law Lawyer
  • Category: Estate Planning
    • 5 Times to Contact an Estate Planning Attorney
    • Is Your Child or Grandchild Enrolled in College this Fall?
    • Reasons to Consult with an Estate Planning Lawyer
    • Joint Tenants and Estate Planning
    • Creating Your First Estate Plan? An East Brunswick Estate Planning Lawyer can Help
    • How Long Does it Take to Create an Estate Plan?
    • Questions To Ask As You Reach For a New Jersey Estate Planning Attorney
    • Good Times To Contact an Estate Planning Attorney
    • How to Protect your Veteran’s Benefits
    • 5 Times In Your Life to Review Your Estate Plan
    • How to Pay for Nursing Home Expenses
    • Taking the First Step In Estate Planning
    • Supreme Court Decision Has no Changes for Civil Union Couples
    • A Life Changing Event
    • Understanding the Durable Power of Attorney
    • Importance of a Pour Over Will
    • Estate Planning for the Young
    • Why Is Your Estate Planning Attorney So Important?
    • Dying Intestate — The Government Estate Plan
    • The Rich, Famous, and Intestate
    • Blended Families and Joint Accounts for Estate Planning Purposes
    • What is Legacy Planning?
    • Estate Problems As A Result of Over-Funding Your Retirement Plan
    • Estate Planning and Charitable Giving — Key Points
    • Social Media and Estate Administration
    • Trouble Brewing Already in Whitney Houston’s Estate
    • Common Estate Planning Terms
    • Reducing Estate Tax Exposure
    • Divorce & Your Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning: Clearing Up The Confusion
    • Ethical Will Can Be Priceless Estate Plan Addition
    • Powers Of Attorney: Part Of The Plan
    • Gifts That Do Not Impact Unified Exclusion
    • Identifying The Ideal Estate Planning Lawyer
    • The Realities Of Probate & Your Estate
    • Response To Double Taxation: Legacy Trusts
    • Charitable Remainder Trusts Provide Income, Enable Philanthropy
    • Tax Bill Brings Estate Tax Relief
    • Grantor Retained Annuity Trusts
    • Incapacity Planning
    • Estate Planning & Your Pets
    • Maintaining Privacy & Control With Revocable Living Trusts
    • Teach A Person To Fish: Educatonal Gifts
    • Review Your Estate Plan Regularly
    • Health Care Proxies & Unmarried Couples
    • Long Term Care Costs Skyrocketing
    • How Gift Giving Fits Into Your Estate Plan
    • Estate Planning Procrastination
    • Estate Planning As A Process
    • Giving Back With Donor Advised Funds
    • Young Adults & Estate Planning
    • Maintaining Your Estate Plan
    • Estate Tax Set To Return In 2011
    • What the Future of Estate Taxes Means to You
    • Estate Settlement Without A Will
    • Should You Use a Irrevocable Trust for your IRA?
    • Should You Gift Assets?
    • Leaving Your Retirement Accounts to Your Family
    • Benefits and Perils of Reciprocal Wills
    • Naming Your Live-In Partner as Guardian
    • What Does Your Advance Medical Directive Do?
    • Evaluating Your Net Worth
    • How a Payable on Death Account Works
    • When is the Best Time for a Disability Plan?
    • Where Should I Store My Will?
    • When Life Changes – Knowing When To Update Your Will
    • I Have A Will – Is My Estate Plan Complete?
    • What is a Trust?
    • Gone Too Soon – What Happens When You Die Without A Will
    • The Right to Inherit
    • How Should You Store Your Estate Plan Documents?
    • Estate Planning FAQs
    • Must-Have Legal Documents for Newly Married Couples
    • Understanding Life Insurance
    • What is a Will?
    • Things To Consider When Setting Up A Living Trust
    • Charitable Remainder and Charitable Lead Trusts: What’s the Difference?
    • Welcome to the Blog of Levine, Furman, & Rubin, LLC
  • Category: Financial Planning
    • Tax Deductions for Small Businesses
  • Category: General
    • Talking with Loved Ones About End of Life Decisions
    • Will I Qualify for Medicare or Medicaid?
  • Category: Guardianship
    • Caring for Your Minor Children
    • Including Your Children in Your Estate Plan
    • Understanding Guardianship or Conservatorship
  • Category: Incapacity Planning
    • If You Become Incapacitated, Who Will Manage Your Money?
    • Revocable Living Trust and Incapacity Planning
    • Should You Create Separate Medical and Financial POAs?
    • What Are Your Duties as Attorney-in-Fact?
    • What To Look For In A Nursing Home
    • Continuing Care Retirement Communities – One Stop Shopping Solution for Senior Citizens
    • Medicare Benefits – Answers to Commonly Asked Questions
  • Category: Inheritance and Estate Tax in New Jersey
    • New Jersey Inheritance and Estate Tax: Questions and Answers
  • Category: inheritance planning
    • Inheritance Protection for Your Blended Family
  • Category: Joint Tenancy
    • Difference between Joint Tenants and Tenants in Common
  • Category: Legacy Planning
  • Category: Legal Education
  • Category: Long-Term Care
    • The Truth About Long Term Care Insurance
  • Category: Medicare
    • When They Say No – Appealing Medicare Decisions
    • Do you Qualify for a $250 Medicare Rebate?
  • Category: Parents with Young Children
  • Category: Pet Planning
    • Plan in Advance to Take Your Pet on Vacation
  • Category: Pets in New Jersey
    • A Senior’s Best Friend: The Role of Pets in Healing All the Ails
  • Category: Powers of Attorney
    • Basic Steps to Creating a Power of Attorney
    • How to Choose a Power of Attorney Agent
    • The Power of Attorney — Things You Need to Know to Protect Elderly Loved Ones
    • Different Types of Power of Attorney
  • Category: Retirement Planning
    • Retain Your Reserve Fund
    • Choosing the Right Retirement Business
    • Creating a Strong Retirement Plan
  • Category: Skilled Nursing Facility in New Jersey
    • Top Tips For Choosing A Skilled Nursing Facility
  • Category: Social Security
    • How Does the Social Security System Work?
  • Category: Wills & Trusts
    • Top Reasons to Create a Living Trust Today
    • Creating a Will? Take these Steps
    • Protecting Children From a First Marriage
    • Terms of Houston’s Estate Show a Trust Was Created for Daughter
    • Are Online Wills Reliable?
    • Should You Include a No Contest Clause in Your Will?

Staff Profiles

  • Roger Levine
  • Adam Rubin
  • Leonard Furman

FAQ

  • Is a Living Trust a good idea for a LGBT person?
  • Do unmarried couples have to plan more than married couples do?
  • Are my estate planning documents a matter of public record?
  • Is there a tax if I give some of my property to my spouse or partner?
  • Will my spouse or partner be appointed guardian of my minor child?
  • Can I make decisions about my spouse or partner’s remains?
  • How can I be sure that I will be allowed to visit my spouse or partner in the hospital or assisted living facility?
  • Can my spouse or partner make medical decisions for me if I’m sick?
  • Can my spouse or partner handle my financial affairs if I am incapacitated?
  • I’m married, why do I need to plan?
  • Does marriage, domestic partnership or civil union provide all the benefits of marriage?
  • Is it possible to update a Living Trust?
  • Is it possible to create a Living Trust without professional guidance?
  • Does it cost more to create a Living Trust than a will?
  • What are some of the benefits of a Living Trust, as compared to a will?
  • Do I need a Will and a Living Trust?
  • What happens if I pass away before creating a will?
  • What should I do with my will after signing it?
  • What should I include in my will?
  • Is a Living Trust a good idea for a LGBT person?
  • Do unmarried couples have to plan more than married couples do?
  • Are my estate planning documents a matter of public record?
  • Is there a tax if I give some of my property to my spouse or partner?
  • Will my spouse or partner be appointed guardian of my minor child?
  • Can I make decisions about my spouse or partner’s remains?
  • How can I be sure that I will be allowed to visit my spouse or partner in the hospital or assisted living facility?
  • Can my spouse or partner make medical decisions for me if I’m sick?
  • Can my spouse or partner handle my financial affairs if I am incapacitated?
  • I am in an unmarried relationship, do I need to plan?
  • I am married, why do I need to plan?
  • Does same-sex marriage, domestic partnership, or civil union provide all the benefits of heterosexual marriage?
  • How will my income tax return get filed?
  • What happens if my son needs his tuition paid while I’m disabled?
  • What happens if my investments need to be changed quickly due to market conditions or to reflect new circumstances and risk tolerance?
  • How will my bills get paid?
  • If I have no chance of recovery, will I be kept on life support?
  • Who will decide medical treatment issues?
  • Who will decide where I live?
  • What do I do about Social Security?
  • How do I transfer the car(s) into my name?
  • Can I pick and choose what assets go into the “B” trust?
  • I thought that a living trust avoids probate and attorney fees. Why do I have to pay more fees?
  • Does the Trust Administration process take a long time?
  • What is Probate Court?
  • Does the Estate Administration process take a long time?
  • What is Probate?
  • What’s the best way to get help during Estate Administration?
  • Is it true that Estate Administration costs a lot of money and takes a lot of time?
  • Is there any way to avoid the Estate Administration process?
  • Who is in charge of the Estate Administration process?
  • What are the basics of the Estate Administration process?
  • Does Medicaid always pay for care in a Skilled Nursing Facility?
  • What are the best Medicaid asset protection strategies?
  • Why is Medicaid planning so important?
  • Are you eligible to receive Medicaid benefits?
  • What is Medicaid?

Category

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  • LGBT
  • LGBT FAQS
  • Medicaid Planning FAQs
  • Probate Faqs
  • Trust Administration & Probate Faqs
  • Wills and Trusts FAQs

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