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Free 5 Step Guide on How to Protect Your Home From the Nursing Home
Concerned about the high cost of nursing home care for you or a loved one? Enter your email at the link below and your Free 5 Step Guide on
Thomas B. Burton
Jun 12, 20201 min read
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How Can My Mother Avoid Losing Her House to the Nursing Home?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton answers a reader question about how their mother can avoid losing her house to the nursing home.
Thomas B. Burton
Apr 21, 20202 min read
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Mother Had Left me 50% of Her Home But Was Sold for Her Care. Am I Left With Nothing?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton answers a reader question involving estate planning and long term nursing home care where the mother's home was so
Thomas B. Burton
Oct 10, 20192 min read
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Can I Be Held Responsible for my Father's Nursing Home Bills in the State of Wisconsin?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton answers a reader question about whether the questioner will be held responsible for his father's medical bills and
Thomas B. Burton
Jul 17, 20192 min read
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Whose Name Should Be on Insurance Policy for House if Parent Put Child's Name on the Deed?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton answers a reader question about whose name should be on the homeowner's insurance policy for a house when a parent
Thomas B. Burton
May 29, 20192 min read
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Q&A Series: Who is Legal Owner of a Property That Has a Quit Claim Deed On It with a Legal Life
Below is a recent question I answered on Avvo.com #LifeEstate #RealProperty #WisconsinLaw #WisconsinLifeEstate #EstatePlanningAttorney...
Thomas B. Burton
Dec 17, 20181 min read
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Q&A Series: What Happens To Land Sold for $1 to Me if My Brother Goes Into Nursing Home?
#MedicaidPlanning #NursingHomePlanning #RealEstate #Divestment #EauClaire #Wisconsin #EauClaireAttorney #ChippewaFallsWisconsin...
Thomas B. Burton
Nov 26, 20181 min read
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Q&A Series: Can a Creditor Put a Lien on our Mother's House with Siblings Name also on the D
#Deed #RealEstate #Creditor #MedicaidPlanning #RealProperty #WisconsinRealEstateLaw
Thomas B. Burton
Oct 22, 20181 min read
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Q&A Series: Why Would Anyone Use an Irrevocable Trust as Part of Their Estate Plan?
#IrrevocableTrust #IrrevocableMedicaidTrust #TrustPlanning #QASeries #MedicaidPlanning #WisconsinAttorney #WisconsinEstatePlanning
Thomas B. Burton
Sep 25, 20181 min read
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Q&A Series: Will My Long Term Care Policy Be Negated if I Move Into an Assisted Living Facility?
This is not legal advice nor intended to create an attorney-client relationship. The information provided here is informational in nature...
Thomas B. Burton
Sep 7, 20181 min read
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Why You Shouldn't Deed Your Home to Your Children
Attorney Thomas B. Burton discusses some of the pitfalls to transferring your home to your children during your lifetime. Attorney Burton...
Thomas B. Burton
Aug 29, 20182 min read
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Q&A Series: How Does Sale of Property Work When There is a Life Estate Reserved to Father in Nur
Below is a recent question I responded to regarding using life estates in Medicaid planning, and how the sale of the proceeds is divided...
Thomas B. Burton
Aug 14, 20182 min read
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Q&A Series: Will a Nursing Home Come After the Owners' Personal Assets?
Here is a recent consumer question I answered on Avvo.com regarding the 60 month Medicaid look back period and the penalty for gifts made...
Thomas B. Burton
Jul 27, 20182 min read
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Q&A Series: My Mom and Dad Want Me to Get the House They Own. Can I Put My Name on the Deed and
I often respond to questions related to my firm's practice areas…wills, trusts, estate planning, business law, and real estate...on...
Thomas B. Burton
Jul 3, 20182 min read
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What is a Financial Power of Attorney and Why Should I Have One?
Attorney Thomas B. Burton explains what a Financial Power of Attorney Document is used for and why it is important to have one as part of...
Thomas B. Burton
Feb 24, 20181 min read
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Why You Might Want to Keep a Wisconsin Revocable Living Trust Formed Before August 1, 2014
Attorney Thomas B. Burton discusses why you should consider keeping a Revocable Living Trust that was formed before August 1, 2014 for...
Thomas B. Burton
Jan 22, 20181 min read
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