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Greetings - Welcome to our firm's Blog! Curious to learn more about topics of interest in regards to Estate Planning, Medicaid Planning/Asset Protection and other elder law matters in general? Be sure to check out our online blog! 

To see a listing of our website blog articles tagged and sorted by their own specific topics,  just click on their corresponding 'Blog Categories' links below, located directly under the 'Contact Us Today' field on the lower right of this page. (If viewing this on a desktop or laptop computer.)

Prefer to listen to podcasts on the go instead? Our newest media offering from the firm is an ongoing podcast put out by Robert and Cricket Haley, called 'Aging Intelligently'. 

Welcome to Aging Intelligently, where we walk with you down the path of getting older and together, climb those obstacles that seem insurmountable. Information and preparation can change your perception of aging. To learn more, we invite you to also check out our Aging Intelligently website, located here.

Certified Elder Law Attorney®, Robert W. Haley, and his wife, Cricket, a Certified Elder Care Manager, share their journey from fat to fabulous. They discuss their research, personal experience and interview other experts in the fields of Elder Law, Care Management, Finance, Nutrition, Fitness, and even Travel, so you too, can be holistically well and secure wherever life's path may lead.

*This podcast is accessible through many applications, including AppleSpotify, Anchor, Breaker and Google podcastsSubscribes Welcome! 

Blog Articles

Virginia Medicaid Care Planning

Learn how an elder care attorney can help you create a strategy to provide asset protection and access to long-term care with Medicaid care planning.
11/10/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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Estate Tax Planning Checklist for Late Old Age: Protecting Your Wealth

Discover essential estate and tax planning strategies for late old age with this checklist. Learn how to minimize taxes and safeguard your inheritance for your loved ones.
10/30/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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Medicare Open Enrollment 2024: Making Informed Decisions in Lynchburg

It’s hard to escape the Medicare ads that fill the airways each fall, when insurance companies vie for beneficiaries’ attention during the annual open enrollment period. Running from Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, this period is when the more than 63 million Medicare beneficiaries can pick a new Medicare Part D drug plan, a new Medicare Advantage plan, or switch from Original Medicare into a Medicare Advantage plan or vice versa.
10/13/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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How Can a Lynchburg Elder Law Attorney Help Me?

Elder law attorneys are specifically trained to work with seniors to help with estate planning, long-term care planning, preventing and addressing elder abuse, guardianship and conservatorship, healthcare and financial decision-making, and end of life decisions.
10/06/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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Strategic Care Plan Creation: A Comprehensive Guide for Older Adults and Their Families

At some point, most older people will need help getting through the day. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, someone turning 65 today has a 70% chance of eventually requiring assistance with basic living activities, such as bathing, dressing and using the toilet.
09/29/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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Unmarried Couples Need Estate Planning Too

Unmarried couples don’t receive the same legal protections as married couples when it comes to inheritance and taxes.
09/21/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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Retirement Budgets Are Best without These Purchases

Once they retire, many Lynchburg seniors change their spending patterns quite a bit. There’s nothing inherently wrong with this, as long as they remain within their retirement budget.
09/15/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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How to Pass on Family Heirlooms with Fewer Estate Battles

There are better—and often more creative—ways to plan and divide that can avoid family squabbles over cars, jewelry, furniture and household items.
09/08/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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What Should I Do with an Alzheimer's Diagnosis?

Almost half a million new cases of Alzheimer's disease will be diagnosed this year in the United States, according to the BrightFocus Foundation. Worldwide, someone develops some form of dementia every three seconds.
09/06/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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Interview with Robert W. Haley, Living in the Heart of Virginia: Misconceptions about Medicare & Medicaid

(Courtesy of ABC 13 - WSET) — In case you missed it! This is WSET's 2023 Living In the Heart of Virginia Interview Segment with Robert W. Haley, Managing Attorney of The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC: Misconceptions about Medicare & Medicaid.
09/01/23 • by: The Estate & Elder Law Center of Southside Virginia, PLLC
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