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Start by Determining What You Own and Who Has Authority When a husband or wife dies, the surviving spouse usually faces two problems at once. The family is grieving, but...
The Second Nursing Home Admission Can Change the Entire Medicaid Plan When one spouse enters a Missouri nursing home and the other remains at home, Medicaid’s spousal protections can allow...
Clear Communication Protects the Personal Representative and the Estate When a Missouri probate estate has been open for months, and the Personal Representative provides little information, beneficiaries often assume one...
The Short Answer: Medicaid Does Not Automatically End, but the Financial Plan Can Change Overnight When the spouse living at home dies before a husband or wife who is receiving...
A Partial Inheritance May Be Possible, but the Estate Must Remain Protected Yes. A Missouri beneficiary may sometimes receive part of an inheritance before the probate estate closes. The distribution...
The Best Trust Structure Depends on What the Couple Needs the Plan to Protect A married Missouri couple does not automatically need one joint trust, and the couple does not...
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