Online resource center to help you explore these key issues, and others, regarding your estate.
Mr. Miller has many years of experience in designing and implementing a comprehensive variety of Trusts, Wills, and other estate planning documents, as well as settling estates in the most expedient and appropriate method. Further, he counsels and assists clients on becoming eligible for VA benefits and Medi-Cal.
Learn moreMr. Miller has been active in the area of VA Pension and Medi-Cal for well over a decade. He uses various specialized types of Trusts as well as non-trust strategies to gain eligibility for his clients and save the family money.
Learn moreMr. Miller has been settling estates (both simple and complex) for well over 40 years. The starting point is always to create a strategy to settle the estate in the most efficient manner possible with a minimum of taxes. Often times the strategy created allows the family to bypass Probate Court proceedings.
Learn moreAccording to Medicare.gov, there are 86 nursing homes to choose from in San Diego County. There may be more that are not included in this number. This is because they are not “Medicare certified.” If a nursing home is not “Medicare certified,” they may not participate in Medicare or Medicaid. But they can be licensed by … Read more
A client walked into my office the other day with an all too familiar story. His wife was in skilled nursing and the bills were adding up. They would soon run out of money and need to apply for Medi-Cal to pay the bill. He said “We want our two children to inherit our home … Read more
A client’s son called the other day to share his mother’s situation. His sister began noticing some problems with mom’s checking account. My client had recently begun writing quite a few checks to charities and did not remember. In one instance, she said someone came to the door and solicited a donation. The final straw … Read more
As I write this post, I am reminded of that ABC show “What would You Do?” Last week, ABC re-aired John Quiniones’ broadcast about a disoriented elderly driver. A 92 year old actor posed as an elderly man who seemed confused and disoriented as he wandered around asking passersby, “Excuse me, can you help me find my car?” Irene … Read more
As Father’s Day approaches I remember my dad, Dr. David Miller. Besides being a great dad, he was a physician in the Los Angeles area for many years. Dad served in the military during WWII. Like most veterans of the era, he didn’t talk much about his experience there. With a little digging I found … Read more
Not many folks understand the Healthcare Reform Act. Fewer still know that it has a long term care (LTC) provision called the CLASS Act. CLASS stands for “Community Living Assistance Services and Supports. The law specifies that it is “a national voluntary insurance program”. The key word in the law is that it is “voluntary”. … Read more
About Living Trusts is hosted by the Law Offices of Merwyn J. Miller, as your online resource center to help you explore these key issues, and others, regarding your estate.
Dear Mr. Miller: My mother is 82 and still lives alone. Over the last year, she has become noticeably more forgetful. She repeats stories, sometimes f...
Dear Mr. Miller: My mother passed away recently, and I have been named the Successor Trustee of her trust. I expected to be sad after losing her, but ...
Dear Mr. Miller: About ten years ago, my husband and I paid an attorney to create a Living Trust. We signed all the documents and put them in a safe p...
