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Judd Matsunaga discusses Medi-Cal Planning and Asset Preservation

admin — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:51:00 +0000

Through Medi-Cal Planning with Elder Law Services of California, a person will be able to maintain their accustomed quality of life while preserving their assets, including the family home.
Judd Matsunaga of www.ElderLawCalifornia.com is available for a free consultation to discuss your needs and and answer questions about Medi-Cal and Asset Preservation. Call Judd at 1-800 403-6078. California residents requiring long-term care or other expensive medical care can get help paying for their health care by qualifying for Medi-Cal.

Judd Matsunaga Answers “What Is Medi-Cal Planning?”

admin — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:02:49 +0000

Medi-Cal Planning is about asset preservation. The high costs of nursing home care have been the cause of many middle-income families losing their homes and life savings. With Medi-Cal planning, those families could have preserved their major assets and could have had their nursing home bills paid for by Medi-Cal.
Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid health care payment program. It is funded jointly by the state and federal governments. Medi-Cal is designed to pay for the medical care of those California residents who have very limited income or resources. However, with some planning, people in the middle-income tax brackets can qualify as well. Medi-Cal planning is complicated and often times the rules are updated each year. There are many rules governing which assets a person can keep, which assets can be transferred and to whom, and how much can be transferred at one time. If Medi-Cal Planning is done incorrectly, then it could lead to a period of ineligibility or disqualification. Elder Law Services of California has expert elder law attorneys available to provide you with a free consultation if you or a family member are considering applying for Medi-Cal.
The expert elder law attorneys at Elder Law Services of California can help you through the application process and design a plan for you that will preserve the maximum amount of your assets and income. Some accountants and financial planners will attempt to provide the same services for their clients. However, they may not know the intricacies of this area of law and are not authorized to give legal advice. Call attorney Judd Matsunaga today at 1-800 403-6078 for a free consultation.

Judd Matsunaga Discusses ‘Paying For Long-Term Care’

admin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 23:57:53 +0000

Some people are able to pay for long-term care out of their own funds while others were able to get long-term care insurance before they became ill. Unfortunately, most people who need long-term care have already become ill and as a result can no longer obtain long-term care insurance. They are also unable to pay for the cost of long-term care themselves without depleting all of their life savings and having to sell their other assets, including the family home. People who find themselves in these circumstances are forced to look to public benefits programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, for help.
The attorneys at Elder Law Services of California who specialize in elder law can help you through the application process and design a plan for you that will preserve the maximum amount of your assets and income. Some accountants and financial planners will attempt to provide the same services for their clients. However, they may not know the intricacies of this area of law and are not authorized to give legal advice. Call attorney Judd Matsunaga today at 1-800 403-6078 for a free consultation.

Asset Preservation through Medi-Cal Planning

admin — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:54:35 +0000

Judd Matsunaga’s emphasis is on Medi-Cal planning and preservation of assets, revocable living trusts, special needs trusts, powers of attorney and medical directives.

Because of the increasing costs of skilled nursing care, Judd provides expert legal advice on how to qualifiy for Medi-Cal by using legal strategies to preserve assets through transfers, gifting and conversion. Judd Matsunaga prepares all of the necessary legal documents to accomplish qualification and preservation.

Judd Matsunaga provides comprehensive Medi-Cal Planning and Estate Planning services which provide you the opportunity to state your personal desires for health care and the handling of your financial affairs during your lifetime and to direct to whom your assets will be distributed upon your death. These services include the preparation of revocable living trusts to avoid probate, estate tax avoidance trusts, irrevocable trusts, wills, powers of attorney for financial affairs, medical directives, special needs trusts for disabled children or adults, and all the related documents required to ensure that your wishes and needs and taken care of.

Judd Matsunaga, Estate Planning and Probate Attorney

admin — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:14:37 +0000

Estate Planning and Probate Attorney, Judd Matsunaga, is an established, experienced and attorney who is the founding partner of Elder Law Services of California, a Professional Law Corporation that emphasizes Medi-Cal planning and Estate Planning.

Estate Planning encompasses many different legal issues including Wills, Irrevocable Trusts, Asset Preservation, Medi-Cal Planning, Financial Elder Abuse, and assistance with settling an estate after the death of a spouse.

Often times Medi-Cal planning is what is needed for the individual who can not afford long-term care insurance. Mr. Matsunaga is an expert at formulating a special Trust tailored to specific Medi-Cal issues which may include a Power of Attorney to enable your designated agent to act on your behalf according to your predefined instructions.

Whatever your individual Estate planning needs are, you can rest assured that Mr. Matsunaga’s years of experience and continuing education have prepared him carefully attend to your individual needs with the greatest attention to detail.

Judd Matsunaga is an Estate Planning Attorney who truly cares. Judd has made appearances on a number of television programs where he discussed a variety of Estate planning issues.

Judd has also conducted hundreds of seminars and spoken to many different business organizations, churches and special interest groups.

Judd Matsunaga, founding partner of Elder Law Services of California

admin — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:15:18 +0000

Judd Matsunaga, founding partner of Elder Law Services of California, specializes in Elder Law with emphasis in the areas California Medi-Cal Planning, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Administration. Judd works closely with the firm’s clients to ensure that their assets are protected and preserved according to the client’s individual circumstances and goals.

California Medi-Cal regulations are constantly being updated. Medi-Cal planning should only be done under the supervision of a qualified, Elder Law attorney who specializes in Medi-Cal. Certain transfers of property can have significant tax ramifications that should be discussed with a qualified, Elder Law attorney. An improper transfers can actually disqualify a Medi-Cal beneficiary and result in a lengthy period of ineligibility for Medi-Cal benefits.

MEDI-CAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY JUDD MATSUNAGA & ELDER LAW SERVICES OF CALIFORNIA

admin — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:17:10 +0000

MEDI-CAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY JUDD MATSUNAGA & ELDER LAW SERVICES OF CALIFORNIA

Elder Law Attorney Judd Matsunaga understands that Medi-Cal planning can be an emotional undertaking for you and your family. Elder Law Services of California will ensure that the Medi-Cal process is as easy and uncomplicated as possible by providing the following services:

Preparation and explanation of alternative Medi-Cal planning strategies for your specific situation
Implementation of your choice of Medi-Cal qualification strategies
Preparation of Medi-Cal application forms
Judd Matsunaga and Elder Law Services will deal directly with Medi-Cal on your behalf through the entire Medi-Cal application process
Preparation of estate planning documents when applicable and
Preparation of all documents necessary to reduce or eliminate Medi-Cal recovery when applicable