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Meurer & Potter Law Office Blog

Within the pages of our law blog you’ll find helpful articles and interesting insights about everything that’s related to estate planning, probate law, corporate formations, trusts, asset protection, special needs planing and elder law.

Write a Will Denver

If you’re concerned about what happens to your family and your assets after you’re gone, having a will is especially important. Knowing that you took the time to assign a guardian for their future can relieve potential stress for your family. Your children will know that you cared enough to ensure that they were placed…
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Elder Law Firm Denver

While good planning is important at all stages of life, it’s a must as you get older. The legal problems most often encountered by the elderly are directly linked to the aging process, such as long-term care issues and incapacitation. None of us wants to think about being unable to care for our loved ones…
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Estate Tax Attorney Denver

The subject of estate tax is a complicated and weighty one.  You work hard to put something away for your loved ones and you’d like to know it’s going to them, not being filtered off by estate taxes.    A lot of people may believe that hiring an Estate Tax Attorney is only for the very…
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Elder Law Office Denver

There are many specific legal and financial issues relating to aging and elderly people.  Whether it’s making your medical wishes clear, working out the distribution of your assets, making sure you are ready for any and all elder care expenses you may encounter, or protecting your property from estate taxes, sitting down and talking to…
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Medicaid Planning Attorney Denver

Many people do not know that when it comes time to have Medicaid help with your healthcare costs, assets such as your home, life insurance policies and savings can count against you, even if your actual income is limited and within their guidelines. Contacting a Medicaid planning professional, such as an estate planning attorney, to…
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Living Trust Planning Denver

Planning your living trust is not something anyone looks forward to doing, but that doesn’t make it any less necessary.   A lot of people act as though a will was the same as a living trust, but actually they are different in many ways, and even if you already have one, you should consider having…
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Avoid Estate Taxes Denver

Everyone wants to think that the money that they have put away for their family to inherit when they pass will smoothly go, with no complications, directly to their loved ones, but unless you find a way to avoid estate taxes, the people you leave behind will not be getting all that you have set…
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Estate Planning Service Denver

All human beings must come to terms with the fact that their eventual demise is inevitable. Most of us would prefer to believe that we are immortal, but, unfortunately, we are all in the same boat. These unalterable facts mean that we must all plan for what will become of our financial and personal assets…
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Medicaid Asset Protection Denver

When you get to the point in life that you need to use Medicaid for your healthcare, you won’t want to be ineligible because of assets such as your home, savings and life insurance policies. Medicaid is only available to people on a limited income. While your income may be limited in the future, your…
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Living Trust Denver

A living trust is an integral part of a well-rounded estate plan. Forming a living trust allows you to protect your assets so more can be passed along to your heirs. A living trust is also a way to keep your heirs from having to deal with unnecessary probate proceedings after you are gone. An…
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Reduce Estate Taxes Denver

Many people think they don’t need an estate plan because they feel that their estate is not big enough to need expert planning.  A middle class family with a home, two cars, and a retirement and savings account, is a perfect candidate for an estate plan.  Assets pile up surprisingly fast. A good estate plan…
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