By: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho A married couple planning for their retirement may want to consider strategies that maximize the Social Security income for both spouses, and for the survivor. Married couples should consider a number of variables before making a claim for their Social Security benefits.…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Retirement has many parts. How much predictable income you receive when you are no longer working is a critical concern, and Social Security is part of that retirement income picture. If you have not signed up for Social Security retirement benefits, stop…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho Maybe. The Idaho Supreme Court recently held that a “remainder” interest in a home in which a deceased Medicaid recipient had reserved a “life estate” was subject to recovery. What does that really mean? Melvin Peterson gifted his house to his daughter…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho People covered by Medicare occasionally want to complain to Medicare to contest hospital discharge orders, nursing home care, home health services and hospice programs, all paid for by Medicare. Effective August 1, 2014, the toll-free phone numbers to call have been changed…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho I am amazed – I find at least 25% of my clients are supporting their adult children and grandchildren. Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse. A recent study of 4,000 adults aged 60 and older living in New…
DetailsBy: Susan M. Graham, Certified Elder Law Attorney, Senior Edge Legal, Boise, Idaho When you set up an estate plan, you sign a Last Will and Testament as one of many documents. It takes work to meet with an attorney, make decisions and finally sign all of the papers. You can also make a wish. …
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