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Financial Steps to Take if You're Moving Overseas

December 13th, 2018
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
Americans move overseas for a variety of reasons. Some fall in love with another land while traveling and decide to relocate permanently. Some, on the verge of retirement, believe their savings will last longer and afford them a better standard of li… Read More
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Categories: Finances, Life Transitions Planning

Tougher Reverse Mortgage Rules to Take Effect

January 30th, 2015
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
Beginning March 2, 2015, borrowers will have to pass a financial assessment before they can take out a reverse mortgage. The new rules are meant to prevent loan defaults, but they will make it much more difficult to get a reverse mortgage. A reverse… Read More
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Categories: Elder Law, Elder Rights Advocacy, Elder Transitions Planning™, Life Transitions Planning, Long Term Care Planning

When Should You Update Your Estate Plan?

August 14th, 2014
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
Once you’ve created an estate plan, it is important to keep it up to date. You will need to revisit your plan after certain key life events. Marriage Whether it is your first or a later marriage, you will need to update your estate plan after you g… Read More
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Categories: Estate Planning, Estate Planning Basics, Life Transitions Planning

Social Security Announces New Online Services Available

January 18th, 2013
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner of Social Security, today announced the agency is expanding the services available with amy Social Security account, a personalized online account that people can use beginning in their working years and continuing thr… Read More
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Categories: Elder Law, Estate Planning, Life Transitions Planning

Property Tax Exemption Extended To Nursing Home Residents

December 16th, 2012
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
Generally, the Michigan principal residence exemption provides that a taxpayer’s principal residence is not subject to the “tax levied by a local school district for school operating purposes.” MCL 211.7cc. This amounts to a partial exemption f… Read More
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Categories: Elder Law, Elder Transitions Planning™, Estate Planning, Life Transitions Planning

Medicare Skilled Care Coverage Standard To Change

December 16th, 2012
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
In a major change in Medicare policy, the Obama administration has provisionally agreed to end Medicare’s longstanding practice of requiring that beneficiaries with chronic conditions and disabilities show a likelihood of improvement in order to re… Read More
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Categories: Elder Law, Elder Rights Advocacy, Elder Transitions Planning™, Life Transitions Planning, Long Term Care Planning

Boomers Hunt for Smaller Houses

December 16th, 2012
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
When it comes to housing, baby boomers differ from other home hunters in that they have more equity in their homes and many are preparing to move. If housing experts are right, boomers—the 77 million Americans ages 48 to 66—soon may be a sweet sp… Read More
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Categories: Elder Law, Elder Rights Advocacy, Elder Transitions Planning™, Life Transitions Planning

Deadlines for Medicare Coverage Choices

November 6th, 2012
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
Open enrollment started on October 15, 2012 for 2013 enrollment. You have until December 7 to pick a Medicare Advantage plan (a private plan that provides medical and prescription-drug coverage) or a Medicare Part D prescription-drug plan for the com… Read More
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Categories: Elder Law, Elder Transitions Planning™, Life Transitions Planning

Reverse Mortgages Are Causing Some to Lose Their Homes

November 6th, 2012
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
A reverse mortgage can be a great tool in the right circumstances, but if you aren’t careful you could end up losing your home. A recent front-page article in the New York Times lays out some of the problems homeowners are encountering with these m… Read More
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Categories: Elder Transitions Planning™, Estate Planning, Life Transitions Planning, Long Term Care Planning

Social Security Benefits to Edge Up Only 1.7 Percent

November 6th, 2012
Posted By
Christopher T. Lindsay
The nation’s elderly and disabled Social Security recipients will receive a 1.7 percent increase in payments in 2013. This is expected to raise the average monthly payment for the typical retired worker by $21. The increase is less than half of las… Read More
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Categories: Elder Law, Elder Transitions Planning™, Estate Planning, Life Transitions Planning, Long Term Care Planning
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