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Your Family’s Nest Egg

Caring for a loved one who has or trustee. And you’ll probably want
Alzheimer’s Disease, particularly if to make sure that you don’t leave
the person needs custodial nursing your ill spouse an inheritance, since
care, carries a stratos- receiving a lump sum
pheric price tag. It’s a could make him ineli-
price few families can gible for vital govern-
pay. If you’re in this ment benefits.
situation, it’s wise to There is no telling
consult a certified eld- how long any one
er law attorney to learn Alzheimer’s patient
about protecting your will remain mentally
family’s nest egg. This competent. Therefore,
has nothing to do with plans should always be
greed. It’s a question of made without undue
economic survival: Pre- delay. Once the patient
serving assets can allow is no longer cognitively
the well spouse to live Joseph S. Karp, functional, you may still
out life with a modicum C.E.L.A. have options, but they
of financial security and will be far more limited.
dignity. Any monies not lost to nurs-
ing home expenses can also be used Lastly, I urge you to avoid seek-
to enhance the life of the patient ing advice from non-lawyers or in-
with some little extras. Preserved experienced lawyers. I’m as eager as
monies may also mean you won’t the next guy to save a few bucks, but
have to turn to your kids for help— this is a complicated legal matter and

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an idea most parents find repugnant. the system provides little mercy for
blunders. In fact, a signifi-
Listen to Joe Karp with cant percentage of my clients
are families trying to put
Anita Finley on Saturday,
back what was put legally
November 28 from 7:30-8:00 AM asunder by ill-informed ad-

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on WSBR 740AM and on the
Internet at www.wsbrradio.com.
Your attorney can give you accu-
rate and comprehensive advice about
the availability of Medicaid resources.
If the attorney is accredited by the
Department of Affairs, you can also
get guidance on any available VA
Benefits.
A certified elder law attorney
will also be able to determine
whether your legal documents
need to be modified. For example,
y o u r s p o u s e w i t h A l z h e i m e r ’s
Disease should no longer be your
medical care surrogate, agent un-
der your durable power of attorney,
personal representative in your will,
visors.
Joseph S. Karp is a nationally certi-
fied and Florida Bar-certified elder law
attorney (C.E.L.A.) specializing in the
practice of Trusts, Estates and Elder Law.
His offices are located at 2500 Quantum
Lakes Drive, Boynton Beach; 2875 PGA
Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens; and 1100
SW St. Lucie W. Blvd., Port St. Lucie.
Call him at 561-752-4550 (Boynton);
561-625-1100 (Palm Beach Gardens); or
772-343-8411 (Port St. Lucie). Toll-free
from anywhere: 800-893-9911. E-mail:
KLF@Karplaw.com or website
www.karplaw.com.
Read The Florida Elder Law and
Estate Planning Blog at
www.karplaw.blogspot.com.

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