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Who May Help You with Medicaid and Aid and Attendance?

Applying for government benefits to pay for long term care is difficult, and often warrants assistance from an outside source. You may be approached by individuals who claim they can help you qualify for Medicaid to pay for long term nursing Continue reading →

Pat Retires

Pat Petty’s decision to retire as Office Manager of Marquardt Law Firm is received with sadness. Pat and I have worked together in three different law firms over the last seven years. She served the last three of Continue reading →

Todd A. Marquardt has been selected to the 2013 Texas Rising Stars List

Todd A. Marquardt has been selected to the 2013 Texas Rising Stars list. Each year, no more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Continue reading →

What Does an Executor or Personal Representative Do Anyway?

Executor’s Duty

What does an executor or personal representative do anyway? Here is a list of actions the Executor or Personal Representative either should or must take, depending upon the circumstances. This list is not a Continue reading →

Update on Proposed Legislation for Non-Service Connected Veteran’s Pension also known as Aid & Attendance

Staff at Marquardt Law Firm, P.C. is following the proposed legislation to make it more difficult for Veterans and their spouses to qualify for benefits.

Update on S. 3270: January 2, 2012:

The bill in question remains in Committee in Continue reading →

“Estate and Gift Taxes in the Wake of the Fiscal Cliff Compromise”

With the “Bush-era” tax cuts due to sunset and the feared “Sequestration” arising from the Budget Control Act of 2011 about to take effect, many feared the broader economic and political implications of such a convergence of momentous events on Continue reading →

Will Portability Fall Off the Cliff without a Parachute?

Are you relying on the portability provision of the Tax Relief Act of 2010? Portability is the ability to transfer a decedent spouse’s estate tax exclusion to the surviving spouse to save money on federal estate taxes. This feature expires Continue reading →

Elder Law, Medicaid, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Guardianship, and Business Law

You may have seen Marquardt Law Firm’s overlapping circles depicting our focus on Elder Law, Medicaid, Wills, Trusts, Probate, Guardianship, and Business Law. Check out www.MarquardtLawFirm.com if you haven’t seen it yet. The bond that holds those circles together is Continue reading →

“She’s Already Named on My Account. What Else Do I Need?”

Think twice about putting someone on your bank account. Naming someone as a co-owner on your bank account increases the chance your account will be levied upon or frozen by a creditor. You can accomplish the same goals by Continue reading →

Nursing Home Patients are Voters Too!

I wonder which candidate will win the nursing home vote.

Have you ever wondered how many nursing home voters there are? In 2010, the Kaiser Foundation found that 91,717 individuals were residents in Texas nursing homes.

Do you wonder if Continue reading →

Property Outside My Home State

How will my property outside my home state complicate things for the beneficiaries of my estate? Vacation homes, investment properties, and inherited property that is located in a state other than the state in which you reside can make settling Continue reading →

Changes on the Horizon for Veteran’s Aid and Attendance Pension

Family members who take care of someone with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia struggle to find a government benefit that pays for care either at home or in assisted living. Medicaid pays for long-term care in a nursing home if there Continue reading →

Will New Mexico Expand Medicaid?

With the Supreme Court’s recent decision in National Federation of Independent Business et al. v. Sebelius, the House of Representatives once again holding a vote for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and state governments taking firm positions Continue reading →

Medicaid Expansion?

Under existing federal law, the federal government provides states with Medicaid funds for the assistance of pregnant women, children, needy families, the blind, the elderly, and the disabled. 42 U. S. C. §1396d(a).

The Affordable care act seeks to expand Continue reading →

Estate Planning to Maximize Your Retirement and Minimize Your Gifts

Has anyone ever told you, “I’m going spend all my money so my kids get nothing and I leave my credit cards maxed out!”? I have heard it. When I tell the story, some of my clients laugh and some Continue reading →