Two of the most common client frustrations are lack of information and lack of communication. Here, at Harvell and Collins, P.A., we try to do our very best to disseminate useful legal information and increase communication. Our BLOG is just one way that we attempt to accomplish these objectives. Please read through our entries and if there are any particular topics you would like addressed let us know.
Under Medicaid law, following the death of the Medicaid recipient North Carolina attempts to recover from his or her estate whatever long-term care benefits it paid for the recipient's care. North Carolina must attempt to recover funds from the Medicaid recipient's probate estate, meaning p… Read More
It all depends! What a true statement! It is well known that for Estate and Gift tax purposes ( The Federal Annual Gift Tax Exclusion) any one person may gift each year up to $14,000 to any person. In fact, you can gift $14,000 to any number of persons in one calendar year… Read More
The Importance of The Personal Services Contract Many elder clients have their child or grandchild or other relative help provide care in the home during their elder years. Some children even provide housing in their home for their elder parent. These arrangements must be reduce… Read More
What happens to my E-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other Digital Assets when I die? The answer to this question has been greatly clarified due to the North Carolina General Assembly’s passage of the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets A… Read More
What happens to my E-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or other Digital Assets when I die? The answer to this question has been greatly clarified due to the North Carolina General Assembly’s passage of the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act. See N.C. Gen Sta… Read More
Top Ten Elder Law Questions Will Medicare pay for my nursing home costs? No. Medicare covers nursing home costs for only up to one hundred (100) days. However, Medicaid will pay for nursing home costs for eligible individuals. How much does nursing home care… Read More
The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is pleased to announce that attorney Wesley A Collins of Morehead City NC has been certified as a member. The Million Dollar Advocates Forum is recognized as one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to… Read More
Established in 1993, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum (which includes the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum) is one of the most prestigious groups of trial lawyers in the United States. Membership is limited to attorneys who have won million and multi-million dollar verdicts and s… Read More
Introduction to the Different Chapters of Bankruptcy There are some common misconceptions about bankruptcy that seem to be shared by the general public. For the most part, people seem to think that one has to give up all property in return for the elimination of all debts. While… Read More
One of the most important steps in any well planned estate is the confirmation of ALL account beneficiaries, account designations, IRA beneficiaries, life insurance and annuity beneficiaries. Be careful of "time on death", TOD, and "payable on death", POD, account beneficia… Read More
