estate planning
Empowered by a Power of Attorney: Appointing an Agent To Make Financial and Healthcare Decisions
Date: Thursday, March 16, 2017 Time: 7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Location: The offices of Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP, 2933 Lititz Pike Attorneys Elvin Kraybill, Angelo Fiorentino and Doug Smith explain why a power of attorney may be one of your… Continue
Beyond Wills and Trusts: Other Estate Planning Essentials
Date: Thursday, September 21, 2017 Time: 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. Location: The offices of Gibbel Kraybill & Hess LLP, 2933 Lititz Pike Everyone needs a will, but that’s not all you need to accomplish your estate planning goals. Attorney Doug Smith discusses other tools,… Continue
Ann Martin Presents on Estate and Special Needs Planning
Attorney Ann Martin, together with Everence financial advisor Tim Jantz, presented on estate and special needs planning at the monthly meeting of No Longer Alone Ministries’ Family Support Group on October 23, 2016, at Rossmere Mennonite Church.
Lancaster Elder Law Attorney Marci Miller Presents Medicaid Seminar
GKH elder law attorney Marci Miller presented “Medicaid: Planning for Care and Avoiding Mistakes,” a seminar that discussed eligibility for Medical Assistance (Medicaid), including income and asset rules, spousal impoverishment protections, gifting rules, and excluded and countable resources.
Estate Planning after Divorce
Despite best efforts to provide reasonable solutions to the problems that arise when divorce interferes with an estate plan, the Pennsylvania statutes do leave room for interpretation. Nuanced issues not addressed by statute have been resolved by the courts, though not always in the manner one might expect. Therefore, the best practice, other than simply surviving the divorce, is to make your intentions clear by updating your estate plan immediately after a decree of divorce has been entered or, better yet, as soon as grounds for divorce have been established.
Employment Opportunity
We are adding to our growing Long-Term Care Planning practice by seeking a full-time elder law/estate planning paralegal to work in the areas of long-term care and estate planning, Medicaid, guardianships, and special needs planning. Prior legal experience is preferred, but not required. The ideal candidate will enjoy working with the aging… Continue