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February 10, 2018 by bob mason 4 Comments

Late Second Marriage?

Late Second Marriage?

A NOTE TO READERS: The following article is a drastically rewritten and updated version of an article prepared by Bob Mason six years ago. This article is to be published soon in the Winter 2018 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, IRAs & Retirement Plans, Medicaid, Miscellaneous, Nursing Homes, Social Security, Wills (or Not!) Tagged With: estate planning, Medicaid, special needs trusts, wills

July 15, 2017 by bob mason 3 Comments

We’re expanding . . . to Charlotte!

We’re expanding . . . to Charlotte!

Exciting news, especially if you are one of our many readers in and around the greater Charlotte area. Charlotte is getting a new law firm effective August 1. My friend and colleague Jonathan Frank … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Miscellaneous, Reader Favorites, Uncategorized

June 3, 2017 by bob mason

Avoid This Common Banking Error

Avoid This Common Banking Error

Many people make big mistakes titling bank and investment accounts. Often advisors and bankers advise customers to “put your child’s name on the account” or to set the account up as a “pay on death” … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Banking, General, Miscellaneous, Reader Favorites, Trusts generally Tagged With: assets, elder abuse, Financial abuse, revocable trusts, titling assets, Trusts generally

April 20, 2017 by bob mason 7 Comments

How to Find a Good (Elder Law) Attorney

How to Find a Good (Elder Law) Attorney

Ever wonder how to find a good lawyer? For my friends over 100 miles from Asheboro, North Carolina, I’ll show you how to find a great elder law attorney. If you are within those areas, I think you can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Miscellaneous, Reader Favorites Tagged With: Certified elder law attorney, Elder law attorneys, finding an attorney

December 14, 2015 by bob mason 13 Comments

A BOOK FOR ALL MORTALS

A BOOK FOR ALL MORTALS

Physicians of the Victorian age had a saying, “The operation was a success, but the patient died.” Surgeon (and best-selling author) Atul Gawande, in Being Mortal, recounts the horrible last weeks of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: General, Miscellaneous, Nursing Homes Tagged With: Gawande review

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Mason Named Chair of NC Board of Legal Specialization

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NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

NORTH CAROLINA SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

Medicaid in an Assisted Living Facility? Think again! You’ve been looking … [Read More...]

Will Mom Have to File a North Carolina Tax Return?

Will Mom Have to File a North Carolina Tax Return?

CAUTION: This column was written in 2016 and has been updated for 2018. You … [Read More...]

Can You Take a Tax Deduction for Assisted Living Costs?

Can You Take a Tax Deduction for Assisted Living Costs?

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