The Listen to Lawrence Podcast Series

The Life Estate!  Is it right for me?  What are the disadvantages?  What are the advantages?  Join Lawrence for an easy-to-understand description of what a life estate actually is, how it works, and how to know if it's right for you.  This strategy is all too often recommended when there are better options available depending on your personal situation.  Listen to Lawrence and Learn!

How to finance long-term care for a loved one is a popular topic for a very good reason -- it is expensive and can exhaust assets that you've worked a lifetime to acquire.  Listen to Lawrence explain what Long-term care insurance is, how it works, how you can qualify, the different policies, and what to do if you cannot afford it or do not qualify to receive it.

Estate Planning can sound daunting but you have to start somewhere!  This podcast will talk about the most important, basic documents that everyone should have, what they are, what they do and what would happen if you don't have them in place.

This is a very comprehensive explanation of what care and case management is all about.  If you have a loved one that requires care either in the home or in a facility, this is the perfect podcast for you.  Learn about options, financing, and solutions that can provide care and peace of mind for all involved.

Learn what a Medicaid Recertification is, when you will receive it, and what you have to do when you receive it!  Properly responding to the recertification is crucial in order to ensure your Medicaid coverage does not lapse.

Listen to Lawrence Davidow, the Managing and Senior Partner of the Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning firm, Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern continue his discussion on Trusts.  Part 2 will get into further detail regarding how to set up a trust and the reasons why certain trusts can protect you and your children from creditors, divorce, and general irresponsibility among many other things.  This podcast will also explain how to use trusts for children with Special Needs commonly referred to as a Special Needs Trust or a Supplemental Needs Trust so their government benefits will not be jeopardized.

Lawrence Davidow, Managing and Senior Partner of the Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning firm, Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern, breaks down into simple terms the definition of a Trust.  After the concept is explained, Lawrence will detail reasons to use trusts, reasons not to use a trust, Revocable vs. Irrevocable, Living vs. Testamentary Trusts, how it must be funded, and much more.  If you are starting the Estate Planning process and have heard about trusts but don't know what they are and if you need one, this is the perfect podcast for you.

Lawrence Davidow, Managing and Senior Partner of the Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning firm, Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern, is joined by his partner, Michelle Jablonsky to discuss Pooled Income Trusts.  Discover exactly what this trust is, how it is used, why it is used, and if it is right for you.  Specifically geared for Medicaid eligibility purposes, the trust allows a way to have funds that are over the limit deposited and used for certain expenses.  There are many different ways these trusts can be set up depending on the entity managing the trust.

Lawrence Davidow, Managing and Senior Partner of the Elder Law, Special Needs, and Estate Planning firm of Davidow, Davidow, Siegel & Stern will discuss the importance of having your deed language written correctly to avoid future disasters.  Learn about the different forms of ownership and how they can affect the sale and/or inheritance of a jointly owned home.  Some concepts that will be discussed are the usage of the terms Tenants in Common, Joint Tenancy with Right of Survivorship, Tenancy by the Entirety, and Life Estate.

Lawrence Davidow, Managing and Senior Partner of the Elder Law, Special Needs and Estate Planning firm, is joined by his partner, Michelle Jablonsky, to discuss Community Medicaid (also known as Homecare Medicaid) updates and review allowances for eligibility.  The focus will be on exactly what Community Medicaid is, how you can become eligible, and what services are covered.  They will discuss the 3 financial tests as well as the medical assessment that is needed to be approved in detail.