Whitmore Law Office

  • Home
  • Our Firm
    • Contact
  • Estate Planning
    • Estate Planning Resources
      • FAQs-Health Care Directives
      • FAQs-Joint Tenancy
      • FAQs-Living Trusts
      • FAQs-Powers of Attorney
      • FAQs-Wills
    • Wills & Trusts
      • Special Needs Trusts
      • Transfer on Death Deed
  • Probate
    • Federal Estate Tax
    • Nebraska Inheritance Tax
  • Elderlaw
  • Companies
    • Business Resources
    • Choice of Entity
      • Corporations
      • LLC
      • Partnership
  • Real Estate
  • Testimonials
  • Forms
  • Blog

Court of Appeals Requires Accident Proceeds To Be Paid To Special Needs Trust

July 31, 2018 By tomwhitmore

Court of Appeals Requires Accident Settlement Funds To Be Paid To Special Needs Trust The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled unanimously that a trial judge was wrong in refusing to fund a severely injured adult’s special needs trust with $6.75 million in funds from settlement of a suit involving an traffic accident that had Read More

Filed Under: Medicare/Medicaid, Special Needs Trusts, Vulnerable Adults

Why You Need an Estate Planning Attorney

May 1, 2018 By tomwhitmore

Why You Need An Estate Planning Attorney To the average person, Estate Planning may conjure up visions of millionaires with extensive assets to protect upon their death. However, that is not always the case. Most people who have retirement savings and property are in need of estate planning and asset protection in order to preserve Read More

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Senate Committee on Aging: Protecting Older Americans Against Fraud

March 22, 2018 By tomwhitmore

Senate Committee on Aging: Protecting Older Americans Against Fraud The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging has made consumer protection and fraud prevention a major focus of its work. In recent years, the Committee has held hearings examining telephone scams, tax-related schemes, Social Security fraud, and the implications of payday loans and pension advances for Read More

Filed Under: Aging

Your Last Will and Testament

February 12, 2018 By tomwhitmore

Your Last Will and Testament A Last Will and Testament is the legal document where you set out how your assets will be distributed and how your dependents will be cared for after you die. A Last Will and Testament is frequently the centerpiece of an Estate Plan. A person who dies with a will Read More

Filed Under: Estate Planning, Fiduciaries

Dying with Debt

January 23, 2018 By tomwhitmore

Dying with Debt At some point in our lives we may ask ourselves: “If I die and have debt, who or what will be responsible for paying back those I owe?” In Nebraska, the only time a family member would be responsible for parents’ debt is if they cosigned a loan or were a joint Read More

Filed Under: End of Life, Estate Issues

60% of Americans Don’t Have an Estate Plan

January 4, 2018 By tomwhitmore

60% of Americans Don’t Have an Estate Plan Seriously.  I recently came across this surprising information on estate planning. • Over 60% of Americans don’t have an estate plan….no will or trust….nothing!! • The cost of not having an estate plan is high – in both time and money. • When there has been a Read More

Filed Under: Estate Planning

Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

December 6, 2017 By tomwhitmore

The Digital Afterlife Is a Mess In today’s world, many of us have chosen to go paperless, so all of our financial statements are delivered electronically; we even file digital tax returns. Our love letters may no longer be written in ink on paper, our reading and listening and viewing interests no longer documented by Read More

Filed Under: Estate Planning

Mission Creep in End of Life Care

December 6, 2017 By tomwhitmore

“Mission Creep” in End of Life Care? The Washington Post ran an article recently that looked at the provision of treatments to those who are at the end of life. Mission creep doesn’t benefit patients at the end of life explains Here in America, there is a deeply held belief that advances in medicine will Read More

Filed Under: End of Life

Colorado Medical Aid-in-Dying Law In Effect

November 1, 2017 By tomwhitmore

Colorado Medical Aid-in-Dying Law In Effect By Rebecca C. Morgan Last week Colorado’s governor signed the medical aid-in-dying bill on December 16, 2016. The law went into effect immediately, according to an article in the Denver Post, Colorado medical-aid-in-dying law signed by Gov. John Hickenlooper, takes effect immediately. The law had strong support from voters. Read More

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Law Firms

November 1, 2017 By tomwhitmore

Here are some law firms that we share links with: arnoldvandyklaw.com dhflawfirm.com synergystrategiesinc.com austinlawassociates.com mcfarlinlaw.com

Filed Under: Uncategorized

« Previous Page
Next Page »

CONTACT US

Whitmore Law Office
7602 Pacific Street, Suite 200
Omaha, NE 68114
info@whitmorelaw.com


(402) 391-2400

Recent Posts

  • If Your Spouse Has Recently Passed, Remember To Update Your Estate Plan
  • Veterans’ Aid and Attendance benefit
  • Benefits Of Naming A Corporate Fiduciary
  • Resources For Older Adults
  • Myths and Facts About Probate

Search

Practice Areas

  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Elderlaw
  • Corporations & Business
  • Real Estate

Disclaimer

The information provided on this web site is not intended to be legal advice. It is intended to convey general information related to selected legal issues. Your access to and use of this website is subject to additional terms and conditions

  • Home
  • Our Firm
  • Estate Planning
  • Probate
  • Elderlaw
  • Companies
  • Real Estate
  • Testimonials
  • Forms
  • Blog

Copyright © 2022 · Agency Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in