Medicare will only pay for up to 100 days of nursing care following a hospital stay, and there are serious limitations on those benefits. Further, Medicare will not pay for long-term care that involves non-medical help with daily tasks, e.g., bathing, dressing. Also, Medigap … Continue Reading
Many persons who have accumulated wealth during their lifetime die without a valid will. When this happens, the decedent's property passes by intestate succession to the decedent's heirs at law according to law. In other words, if you don't have a will, the state will make one … Continue Reading
If a will is valid, it is effective until it is changed, revoked, destroyed, or invalidated by the writing of a new will. Changes or additions to an otherwise acceptable will can be most easily accomplished by adding a codicil. A codicil is a document amending the original will, … Continue Reading
A Few Thoughts
Many people are interested in making funeral arrangements well in advance of the need. Any paperwork completed ahead of time will help simplify things when death occurs. Taking charge of your own planning insures your wishes are carried out and spares loved ones … Continue Reading
Robert A. Mason, CELA
Originally published in The Will and the Way, NC Bar Ass’n (3/2003)
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