Online resource center to help you explore these key issues, and others, regarding your estate.

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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.

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VA Pension/Aid & Attendance/Medi-Cal

Mr. 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.

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Probate & Estate Administration

Mr. 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.

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Elder Law Articles

Don’t Let the Clock Run Out on You!

By merv,

There are only two full months remaining in the year before a huge increase in the federal estate and gift tax is set to be imposed.  Depending on the size of your estate, you may want to consider estate planning and gifting strategies immediately in order to take advantage of the current rates.  Right now,  … Read more


Quantity vs. Quality in Your Health…

By merv,

When you create an Advance Healthcare Directive (AHCD) as part of your complete estate plan, you are often asked to imagine the unimaginable.  Some attorneys will give you several options for end of life decisions, such as preserving your life as long as possible at one end of the spectrum and denying all attempts to  … Read more


The War on Veterans!

By merv,

In spite of a lot of debate over the wars, foreign policy, entitlements, and other benefits, precious little has been said about the state of veterans during the Presidential and Vice Presidential debates.  Aside from recognizing the extraordinary efforts of our troops and extending some rhetorical gratitude, none of the candidates have discussed issues facing  … Read more


Eat your vegetables and get insurance!

By merv,

The state of California has a number of health care programs designed to help the elderly (Medicare) and low income individuals and seniors (MediCal).  Among the programs is Healthy Families, which helps insure approximately 860,000 children around the state. The program is currently helping children who do not come from impoverished families, but do come  … Read more


Feeling Sick? There’s an App for That!

By merv,

As the Medicare and Medicaid debate continues to unfold, everyone seems to agree that, for people who need the government healthcare programs, the programs are literally vital and no one wants to turn their backs on recipients.  However, everyone also agrees that the programs, and healthcare in general, are getting too expensive.  As a result,  … Read more


Value, Value Added, and Price…

By merv,

So you have decided to create an estate plan, but you are unsure how to choose an appropriate estate planning attorney.  To be sure, there is no shortage of options in Southern California and many potential clients will choose an attorney based on one factor: price.  However, as with any industry, some attorneys are better  … Read more


I’ll Do What I Want!

By merv,

Often when a parent or loved one loses capacity, someone in the family takes control over the incapacitated person’s financial or medical decisions.  When the incapacitated person has done proper estate planning in advance, the person who takes over is named in the estate planning documents, such as a Financial Power of Attorney, Trust, or  … Read more


Schooling the VA…

By merv,

The Department of Veterans Affairs (the VA) handles a number of benefit programs for veterans of all ages.  The VA provides Veterans Aid & Attendance Non-Service Connected Disability Pension  to veterans who require in-home health care, assisted living, or skilled nursing.  However, the VA will also provide services from the time of deployment until the  … Read more


If Estate Tax is the Answer, What’s the Question?

By merv,

As the nation moves rapidly toward what is commonly known as “the fiscal cliff,” when a slew of automatic budget cuts and increased tax rates take effect simultaneously (January 1, 2013), many are wondering if Congress will be able to come together before their pending deadline.  The fiscal cliff was initially created largely due to  … Read more


A World Without Medicaid…

By merv,

As the election cycle continues, Governor Mitt Romney has been increasingly pressed to clarify his position on Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California).  President Obama’s position, of course, is to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare.  For most of the election, Governor Romney’s position has been overturning Obamacare.   … Read more


About Living Trusts

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.

Merwyn J. Miller, J.D.

  • Board Certified Specialist in Estate Planning, Trust & Probate Law
  • Co-Author of legal text book and of “Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home
  • Teacher of law courses at public and private colleges
  • Continuing Education Instructor for attorneys
  • Columnist for largest regional newspaper in San Diego County and professional journals for 15 years, Contributing author to the book “In Your Service: The Veteran’s Friend”
  • Masters Degree in Financial Services - Estate Planning
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