Estate Planning

LIFE PLANNING WITH THE ESTATE PLANNING BASICS All too often, families focus their estate planning efforts on protecting their beneficiaries at death.  While this is important, it is also essential to have the right tools in place to maintain your dignity should you become less independent, disabled or incompetent during your lifetime.  Effective planning follows…

Medicaid and Nursing Home Crisis Planning

Navigating the Health and Financial Concerns of a Loved One in Nursing Care Since 2007, Attorney Clifton has assisted hundreds of families in Ohio and Kentucky through the emotional and financial stresses of a nursing home crisis.  By taking quick action, implementing asset protection plans, and managing the process from start to finish, he has…

Asset Protection Planning with Irrevocable Trusts

Asset Protection Planning with Irrevocable Trusts For nearly 15 years, Attorney Parker L. Clifton has been using Irrevocable Trust Planning to accomplish his clients’ goals of generational wealth planning, ensuring the financial quality of life for a surviving spouse, and preventing a long term care crisis from devastating their estates. Attorney Clifton can incorporate an…

Special Needs Planning

Special Needs and Disability Planning Caring for a loved one with a disability is both rewarding and exhausting.  Primarily, you want to ensure their health and safety needs are met, but there are financial considerations too.  Many of our disabled persons receive assistance through various state and federal benefits programs that can provide monetary, healthcare,…

Veteran and Widow’s Pension

THE VETERANS PENSION PROGRAM–What is it? Supplemental Income for Wartime Veterans or their Widows $2,266/month to a married Veteran in tax free benefits $1,911/month to a single Veteran in tax free benefits $1,465/month to a Veterans widow in tax free benefits *(above based on maximum 2020 Pension rates with applicant meeting Special Monthly Pension requirements)…

Elder Law and Long Term Care Planning

What is Elder Law? Elder Law is for more than the elderly. An Elder Law attorney’s job is to increase the quality of life of their clients, not just figure out who-gets-what after they pass away. Experienced attorneys typically specialize in various matters and resources, such as: Public Benefits (Medicaid) Veterans’ Benefits – Attorney Parker…