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Veterans’ Aid and Attendance Benefit Guide

July 20th, 2022
Veterans who served our country during wartime deserve not only gratitude, but all the financial benefits to which their service entitles them. Unfortunately, many veterans are unaware of all of the benefits they qualify for. One of the most commonly… Read More

Case Study: Estate Planning Process at Gudorf Law Group

June 17th, 2022
If you’re reading this, you probably already know that you need an estate plan, or need to update the one that you have. But you might not be sure where to start, or what the process involves. If so, you’re not alone: a recent study found that on… Read More

Payable on Death Account vs. Transfer on Death Account

May 13th, 2022
Avoiding probate is an important estate planning goal for many people. Although probate isn’t usually as burdensome as people fear, if you can transfer an asset more easily and directly, why not do so? Assets in a will have to go through probate, a… Read More

What is a Qualified Income Trust?

April 28th, 2022
A qualified income trust, also known as a “Miller trust” or “qualifying income trust” is a legal arrangement that allows adults to qualify for Medicaid funds to pay for care. If you have researched the costs of long-term care, you know that i… Read More

Benefits of a Standalone Retirement Trust in Ohio

March 23rd, 2022
If you are at or near retirement age, you have probably spent most of your adult life putting away money in your IRA and other retirement funds. While carefully saving, you probably envisioned how you would use the money in your golden years: to trav… Read More

Joe Biden’s Tax Plan: What Has and Has Not Changed

February 18th, 2022
When a new president takes office, tax planners and financial planners sift through campaign promises as if they were tea leaves, trying to predict what laws will change and how to adjust their planning accordingly. President Joe Biden has been in of… Read More

What Is An Estate and What Is Estate Planning?

February 18th, 2022
Estate Planning Attorney Ted Gudorf explains What Is an Estate and What is Estate Planning? An Estate includes all the money – property that you own including homes, cars, collections & retirement accounts. It is a lifetime process, where I… Read More

Advance Directives in Ohio

January 28th, 2022
Estate planning is about much more than disposing of your assets after your death. An important part of your estate plan deals with decision-making for your care during life, in the event that you are unable to make or express decisions for yourself.… Read More

How to Care for an Aging Parent

December 28th, 2021
By Ted Gudorf, JD, LLM It’s a realization we all come to at some point: our parents, who used to care for us, now themselves need care. How to care for an aging parent is a financial and personal conversation many adults will have, and it includes… Read More

How Do Special Needs Trusts Work — and What Changes Have Been Made?

December 14th, 2021
Most people with disabilities or special needs qualify for government benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid. Indeed, many of them depend heavily on these benefits for their survival. Government benefits on their own are oft… Read More
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