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.
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We are holding workshops October 8 and October 10 at Shadowridge Country Club. You can afford the best care without going broke! Do You Know the VA’s & Medi-Cal’s Hidden Secrets for Obtaining Benefits? This workshop focuses on the two government benefit programs that can help in this area and their best kept secrets. These … Read more
Amidst the continued attempts to repeal or defund Obamacare, California is moving ahead with Covered California, the new state-run health insurance exchange, which could have a major impact on Californians’ health care insurance options. It is important for you to be aware of the provisions of Obamacare that apply to you, particularly if you are … Read more
I hope that everyone had a fantastic long weekend over the Labor Day holiday. This year, fast food employees participated in a strike in order to call attention to the fact that, at their low wages, it is difficult, if not impossible, to make ends meet on a fast food job. Indeed, McDonald’s was recently … Read more
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The quagmire that is the medical billing process is confusing, to say the least. It is so confusing, in fact, that there are college courses specifically directed toward teaching people how to do it and entire jobs dedicated solely to medical invoicing. The medical industry is far from the standard consumer model where you choose … Read more
When planning your estate, considering your personal long-term needs is an essential part of the process. Determining whether you may qualify Medi-Cal benefits or VA benefits in the future helps to ensure financial stability if you have some long-term health issues. In order to effectively plan to qualify for these benefits, you may make a … Read more
We are holding workshops July 23 and July 25 at Shadowridge Country Club. You can afford the best care without going broke! Do You Know the VA’s & Medi-Cal’s Hidden Secrets for Obtaining Benefits? This workshop focuses on the two government benefit programs that can help in this area and their best kept secrets. These … Read more
Budget hawks have been harping on Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California). For the purpose of this article, I will distinguish the federal issues from the state issues by using Medicaid and Medi-Cal respectively) and Medicare spending over the past few years. Many political debates have focused on who is cutting what from which program, making it … Read more
In the wake of a number of national tragedies, the gun control debate has made mental illness one of the focal points of the debate. However, mental illness is a much larger issue than a few national news stories. For many, suffering from mental illness is a daily war with themselves. In general, mentally ill … 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...
