Trusts
What is Medicaid Planning?
This blog post is the fourteenth and final chapter of a series entitled “How to Qualify for Medicaid in Pennsylvania.” This blog post focuses specifically on Medicaid Planning. Qualifying for Medicaid can be confusing and complicated, but this guide helps explain it...
Tips to Beat Income Tax on Retirement Accounts
3 Tips to Beat Income Tax on Retirement AccountsWhen doing estate planning, can you get more out of your retirement accounts for your heirs?These days clients commonly have large portions of their estates in retirement accounts. Many have contributed to their accounts...
5 Useful Features for an Asset Protection Trust
When designing a trust to protect assets against nursing home spend-down, lawsuits, scam artists, undue influence from family or acquaintances, or other hazards, we use certain features over and over again. These features make the trust more user-friendly, allowing...
Asset protection: saving your house with a trust
For many middle class seniors, the house is one of their major assets – sometimes the most valuable asset. I’m often asked, “How do I save my house from being lost to nursing home costs?” The answer in many situations is through the use of an asset protection trust...
How to contest a revocable living trust in Pennsylvania
Most people know that a will made under dubious circumstances can be contested after the death of the person who signed it (or allegedly signed it). But these days, many people use revocable living trusts, instead of wills, to pass their estates to others (usually to...Do You Need Help with
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About Andrew Sykes
The founder of Sykes Elder Law, Andrew Sykes is recognized as a leading elder law authority in Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney with over 20 years of experience helping clients with estate planning, estate administration, and Medicaid planning.
