Yearly Archives: 2015

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 2

2015-09-24T12:37:17-04:00

Part 1 of this blog topic identified a few estate planning legal terms and explained what they mean. Part 2 continues with more estate planning terms. In Part 1, one of the terms defined was Probate - the court-supervised process for administering an estate after someone dies.   But is there a way to avoid that [...]

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean? Part 22015-09-24T12:37:17-04:00

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean?

2015-09-15T14:37:33-04:00

Lawyers often use words that are unfamiliar. What’s even worse is that often, legal terminology is not even consistent throughout the states. Additionally, a legal concept, such as “Homestead” can have several different meanings in different situations.   The area of Estate Planning is full of legal terms that you should know and understand. Let’s [...]

What Do All Those Legal Words Mean?2015-09-15T14:37:33-04:00

GET TO KNOW LARRY SEGALL

2015-09-10T11:58:05-04:00

Earlier this year, in conjunction with creating a new firm website (and following a trend among many law firms), we decided to shorten the name of the firm from “Gibbons, Neuman, Bello, Segall, Allen & Halloran, P.A.” to “Gibbons | Neuman.” This name change has prompted some questions as to whether there have been big [...]

GET TO KNOW LARRY SEGALL2015-09-10T11:58:05-04:00

NOTICE Act Requires Hospitals to Inform Medicare Patients of Potentially Costly Observation Status

2015-09-01T11:23:10-04:00

On August 7, 2015, President Barack Obama signed in to law the NOTICE Act (“Notice of Observation Treatment and Implication for Care Eligibility”) which requires hospitals to give written notification to Medicare patients 24 hours after receiving observation care, explaining that they have not been admitted to the hospital, the reasons why, and the potential [...]

NOTICE Act Requires Hospitals to Inform Medicare Patients of Potentially Costly Observation Status2015-09-01T11:23:10-04:00

At Last, Uniformity Within All 4 Bankruptcy Divisions of the Middle District of Florida

2015-08-26T09:22:46-04:00

Great news from the Federal District Court for the Middle District of Florida. After much conferencing with all the Judges within the 4 Bankruptcy Court Divisions within the Middle District of Florida (which includes Jacksonville, Orlando, Tampa and Fort Myers), we now have, effective September 1, 2015, a Uniform Model Chapter 13 Plan and a [...]

At Last, Uniformity Within All 4 Bankruptcy Divisions of the Middle District of Florida2015-08-26T09:22:46-04:00

GET TO KNOW JACK BELLO

2015-08-25T09:20:51-04:00

Earlier this year, in conjunction with creating a new firm website (and following a trend among many law firms), we decided to shorten the name of the firm from “Gibbons, Neuman, Bello, Segall, Allen & Halloran, P.A.” to “Gibbons | Neuman.” This name change has prompted some questions as to whether there have been big [...]

GET TO KNOW JACK BELLO2015-08-25T09:20:51-04:00

Military Parent Can Have Survivor Benefit Paid To Child’s Special Needs Trust

2015-08-19T09:17:04-04:00

Under the Disabled Military Child Protection Act signed into law last year by President Obama, a military parent can now provide a survivor benefit for a disabled child and have the benefit paid to the child’s special needs trust. “Disabled child” includes an adult disabled child whose disability began while as a child. The result [...]

Military Parent Can Have Survivor Benefit Paid To Child’s Special Needs Trust2015-08-19T09:17:04-04:00

Medicaid and Assisted Living Facilities

2015-08-11T10:03:52-04:00

So you or a loved one is living in an assisted living facility (“ALF”) or thinking about moving to one. You’ve heard or been told that you can get Medicaid benefits to help pay for the monthly ALF cost. Sounds great, right? Well, it can be. However, obtaining Medicaid coverage in an ALF isn’t necessarily a quick [...]

Medicaid and Assisted Living Facilities2015-08-11T10:03:52-04:00

Elder Law Attorney Volunteers at ABC Action News Phone Bank

2015-08-03T13:30:08-04:00

The firm’s Elder Law Attorney, Elizabeth Allen, volunteered at ABC Action News’s Taking Action For Your Parents campaign. The hour long TV segment aired live on July 31st and included segments on financial planning and consumer protection for the senior population. Volunteers were experienced in the subjects of elder law, financial planning, reverse mortgages, and [...]

Elder Law Attorney Volunteers at ABC Action News Phone Bank2015-08-03T13:30:08-04:00
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