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Mar
There is No “Improvement Standard” for Continued Medicare Rehabilitation Coverage
Our clients frequently are faced with a common myth or misconception regarding what nursing home care may be covered by Medicare following a hospitalization when rehabilitation has been prescribed by the patient’s attending physician. Many times families have been erroneously in...
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06
Mar
Inherited Trust Shares and Divorce – Protecting your Children
Among the most important benefits of holding assets in a living trust is ensuring that they pass to beneficiaries protected from creditors, for instance, from a child’s divorcing spouse. A testamentary gift to your child outright and in their own name can be considered part of th...
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06
Mar
Why Everyone Should Have a Health Care Power of Attorney
A Health Care Power of Attorney is a document that authorizes another person to make medical decisions for you if you are unable to do so. There are many different situations that could result in a person being unable to make or communicate medical decisions and these situations ...
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06
Mar
More for Christmas, Less for the IRS – Saving Money with Year End Tax Planning
Executive Summary Most year-end income tax planning strategies fall into two broad categories: first, maximizing available credits and deductions, and second, accelerating and postponing income and deductions. The heart of intelligent income tax planning is taking advantage of c...
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06
Mar
Do You Have an Out-of-State Trust: Getting Your Refund After the Kimberly Rice Kaestner Case
A recent decision by the North Carolina Business Court could have significant ramifications for North Carolina’s taxation of trusts, and could result in substantial refunds for certain beneficiaries. In Kimberley Rice Kaestner 1992 Family Trust v. North Carolina Department of Rev...
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Mar
The Many Pieces of Resting in Peace
For many people, end of life planning means having a good will and a better prayer. Some may also think about doing a trust, healthcare power of attorney, living will, long term care planning and even talking things over with family. But many people fail to think about funeral a...
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Mar
Larry Hartley to Participate In Open Water Swim Event to Benefit the Navy Seal Foundation
Larry Hartley has been selected to participate in the Tampa Bay Frogman 5K Open Water Swim in January 2016. The Frogman 5K Open Water Swim is a charitable event to benefit the Navy SEAL Foundation, whose mission is to provide immediate and ongoing support and assistance to the Na...
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Mar
Strauss & Associates Welcomes New Associates
For Immediate Release - Asheville, NC – July 25, 2015 – The Asheville and Hendersonville estate planning and business law firm of Strauss Attorneys PLLC. is pleased to announce that Lorin G. Page and Erica M. Erickson have recently become associated with the fir...
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06
Mar
Making Your Wishes Known
This article first appeared at Council on Aging for Henderson County’s website in July, 2015 Most of us have seen the tragic stories on the news during the past several decades involving families torn apart over the decision to keep or remove life support for a loved one who has...
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06
Mar
Choosing the Right Power of Attorney to Protect Your Assets
It is a sad and unfortunate reality that many seniors each year lose thousands of dollars or more in cash and other assets to the person, often a family member, who they trusted to be their financial power of attorney. To avoid this situation, it is important to understand what a...
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06
Mar
Capital at Play covers Andy Strauss
The April issue of Asheville's own Capital at Play Magazine carried the Estate Planning article “How to Exit in Style” featuring Andy Strauss. Andy had a great time working with writer, Marie Bartlett, and photographer, Bugs Utsey, as you can tell by the image b...
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06
Mar
What is a Trust and What are the Powers and Duties of a Trustee?
A trust is a fiduciary relationship with respect to property in which one person, the trustee, holds the legal title to the trust property for the benefit of another person or persons, the beneficiary. Essentially, it is a device where one or more persons manage the property for ...
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