Second Half of Life Podcast
This podcast explores the many issues and topics related to elder law - the wide range of legal matters affecting people in their second half of life and individuals with disabilities. Produced by Steinbacher, Goodall and Yurchak: Your elder care and special needs law firm, providing quality representation in litigation, with locations in Altoona, State College, Wilkes-Barre, Williamsport, Wyalusing and Wysox, Pa. Visit our website at PAElderCounsel.com.
Second Half of Life Podcast
Answering Submitted Questions About Estate Planning
In this podcast episode, Attorney Megan Ingram and Long-Term Care Planner Tammy Zilske answer some questions that recent seminar attendees asked during the seminar. Among them are:
- Differences between a healthcare Power of Attorney and a living will
- Briefly explaining the five-year lookback as it relates to applying for Medicaid to pay for long-term care
- The "four D's" as they relate to gifting
- Differences in IRS gifting guidelines and Medicaid gifting rules
- The filial support law
- How often should legal documents be reviewed
- Who should have copies of your living will
- Where to keep legal documents
- What is the "pink sheet" and a POLST
- What is your parents refuse to make a Power of Attorney