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 moreI received a recent inquiry from a past client. He had questions about his father’s situation.With some changes to the facts to hide the identity, here is my response. Dear Mr. Miller: We need to make some decisions about caring for our dad. He can no longer live on his own without help. He doesn’t … Read more
Many people believe that Medicare covers nursing home stays. In fact Medicare’s coverage of nursing home care is quite limited. Medicare covers up to 100 days of “skilled nursing care” per illness. But there are a number of requirements that must be met before the nursing home stay will be covered. If you can’t afford the … Read more
Having trouble viewing this video? Click here Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.comFox News originally aired this video February 6, 2011 and again on July 6, 2011. We all know at least one veteran. My father served valiantly as did many other WWII veterans. That is one reason I am dedicated to finding ways to … Read more
Boomer Children Discover How They and Their 65+ Parents Can Afford Assisted Living, Skilled Nursing, Home Care…. Do your parents qualify? In this webinar, VA Accredited Attorney Merwyn J. Miller will explain how your parents can receive this government benefit to help pay for assisted living, skilled nursing, or in home care. He will also … Read more
The graying of America is definitely upon us. With more and more seniors needing assistance, some are finding new ways to live out their golden years. In this week’s New York Times blog “The New Old Age,” writer Emily Liedel examines some alternatives to the nursing homes and assisted living centers of the past. For instance, in Emily’s … Read more
A client called me the other day asking what I know about annuities. She was invited by a friend to attend a free seminar with a free lunch by a “Trust Advisor.” Her friend, recently widowed, didn’t have a trust and didn’t know how best to invest her nest egg left by her late husband. … Read more
Americans who take time off work to care for their aging parents are losing an estimated $3 trillion dollars in wages, pension and Social Security benefits, according to a new MetLife study. If you’re like most, you don’t have time to read and analyze their 26-page report, so MetLife gives a top ten list of … Read more
Americans who take time off work to care for their aging parents are losing an estimated $3 trillion dollars in wages, pension and Social Security benefits, according to a new MetLife study. Meanwhile, the percentage of adult children providing basic care for their parents has skyrocketed in recent years. If you’re like most, you don’t … Read more
The short answer is yes, everyone needs to think about long-term care planning. The more complicated answer is: What type of care will you need? What will it cost? How will you pay for it? No one can say for sure that you will end up in a nursing home, but statistics show that for … Read more
Think your estate planning is done once you’ve gone to the trouble of making a will? Think again. All your hard work can be undone with the stroke of a pen when you open a bank, brokerage, or retirement account. Investors have the option of naming beneficiaries directly on a wide range of financial products. The … 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: I’m a senior living in Southern California. I have a house and $500,000 divided pretty equally between cash and securities. ...
Dear Mr. Miller: My Dad has a really small estate and does have a Will. He lives in one of the rural counties of California. But my brother is tel...
Dear Mr. Miller: I have a question about travel insurance. I am traveling to Europe late this year and I am so confused as to what to purchase and h...
