Protections for the Community Spouse Community Spouse Resource Allowance (CSRA) Amount: Minimum: $23,448 Maximum: $119,220 (increases annually effective January 1) Increased CSRA: permitted in theory but it requires a hearing Annuities: actuarially sound annuities are permitted Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance: Minimum: $1,967 Maximum: $2,931 For our online calculator to determine the MMMNA protection for the… Read more
Protect Your Family by Not Writing a Blank Check to the Nursing Home About our book titled: “Protect Your Family! Don’t Write a Blank Check to the Nur$ing Home”: Written by Certified Elder Law Attorney Dennis Toman and ten other nationally-known elder law attorneys, our “Protect Your Family!” book gathers the collective wisdom of a dream team of… Read more
Minimum Monthly Maintenance Needs Allowance --> Here’s a tool for estimating how much income the community spouse (the spouse at home) can keep for himself or herself, out of the couple’s combined income. This is a protection allowed by North Carolina Medicaid when one spouse is at home and the other spouse is in the nursing… Read more
At NC Elder Law Law Estate Planning, we’ve built tools to help you plan for your second half of life. This includes a calculator that calculates how much income of a nursing home resident’s income his or her spouse can keep, to pay for living at home… Read more
Have you acquainted yourself with North Carolina Elder Law and Estate Planning and now want to get started? The next step is to find the right estate attorney. Choosing the right lawyer will make this process much smoother and a better experience. Choose the wrong lawyer, and … well … you’ll want to start over… Read more
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