Medicaid eligibility planning is a very specific aspect of law. Basic estate planning, such as wills, trusts and the like, rarely include planning for Medicaid.
Category Archives: General Law
Legal-Ease: Lawyers’ mistakes and malpractice
Legal professionals represent one of the types of employment where mistakes may be considered malpractice. If an attorney commits malpractice, sometimes a client can be entitled to monetary compensation.
Legal-Ease: Basic motorcycle laws in Ohio
Motorcycle awareness month is a good time to remind oneself about the laws surrounding their use in Ohio, whether you ride them or not.
Legal-Ease: Different states, different laws
It should be apparent to anyone who travels or follows the news that different states have different laws. Participants in a transaction or contract can actually outline which state’s law will apply to disputes that arise over their agreement.
Legal-Ease: Patience, title insurance pay off in the long run
Rushing through the paperwork for business and legal transactions can create pitfalls down the road. While mistakes can happen whenever someone is not diligent and deliberate, certain situations foster the urgency to complete paperwork as quickly as possible.
Legal-Ease: Bicycle travel in Ohio
Spring and summer boast weather that is much more conducive to bicycling. It’s a good time to get a refresher on the laws surrounding their use, whether you plan on using them for transportation or will just be sharing the road with cyclers.
Legal-Ease: Formal and informal loans and repayment
Sometimes people seek money lending through methods other than the traditional bank, credit union or professional financial business. Some people use payday lenders and vehicle title holding loans, which have persisted through attempts at increased regulation on the state and local level. People may also find themselves in a situation where they are forced to reach out to friends and family for loans.
Legal-Ease: Valuing components of co-owned property
Sometimes we can find ourselves co-owning property with one or more co-owners wanting to be bought out. Even if we are in the process of converting ownership of the co-owned property into assets owned by an LLC, it becomes important to value the property and each person’s portion.
Legal-Ease: Latin words provide legal clarity in accidents
Latin terms and phrases appear in legal discussions for a variety of reasons. One of the common legal areas where one might encounter such a phrase involves determining responsibility between an employee and an employer in the case of mishap.
Legal-Ease: Do I need a trust?
Trusts can be thought of as contracts. They allow people to impose rules on inheritances, minimizing or eliminating estate taxes, if necessary. The “trustee” of the trust can distribute the property owned.