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Challenges in Medicaid and Estate Planning: Second or Third Marriages, Blended Families, Prenups, Postnups

Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A

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Conducted on Wednesday, July 24, 2024

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This CLE course will provide elder law attorneys guidance on navigating potential issues that may arise when engaging in Medicaid and estate planning for clients who have remarried. The panel will discuss the intersection between Medicaid planning and estate planning, the impact of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and ethical issues for elder law attorneys.

Description

A second or third marriage or a blended family raises special estate planning considerations. For example, the spouses may have children from previous marriages and may structure their estate plans to leave their assets to those children or to both sets of children. Often, these estate plans will include prenuptial or postnuptial agreements.

But Medicaid planning can upend such estate plans. When applying for Medicaid, the assets of both spouses are at risk, regardless of prenuptial or postnuptial agreements. Medicaid planning can also give rise to conflicts of interest between spouses, as well as conflicts of interest between the spouses and the surviving children.

To ensure effective Medicaid planning in such situations, attorneys should pursue strategies such as drafting certain trusts and should recognize and address common ethical issues.

Listen as our panel discusses Medicaid planning strategies in light of estate planning for second and third marriages, avoiding mistakes in drafting trusts, addressing conflicts of interest, and other key issues for elder law attorneys.

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Outline

  1. Common issues in estate planning for second or third marriages
    1. Prenuptial and postnuptial agreements
    2. Surviving children of spouses
  2. Liability for long-term care costs between spouses
  3. Trust drafting and Medicaid
  4. Addressing conflicts of interest and ethical issues

Benefits

The panel will discuss these and other key issues:

  • What are the key issues in estate planning in second or third marriages?
  • How do you navigate conflicts of interest and other issues presented in Medicare planning in light of prenuptial and postnuptial agreements in estate plans?
  • What are best practices in drafting trusts and designating trustees and co-trustees in estate plans for couples in second and third marriages and blended families?

Faculty

Arkin, Brandon
Brandon Arkin
Attorney
Solkoff Legal

Mr. Arkin represents the elderly, the disabled and their caregivers in all facets of Elder Law including Estate...  |  Read More

Greenberg, Michael
Michael J. Greenberg
Founder
Michael J. Greenberg P.C.

Mr. Greenberg's practice includes estate planning for high net worth individuals and families, estate and trust...  |  Read More

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