Do You Have the Right Fiduciary?
 When creating an estate plan, an important decision is who to name as your fiduciary. Your first instinct might be to name one of your children, but if you want to avoid conflict among the children, this might not be the best option. Read on |
| About Our Law Firm
Severns Associates, P.C. is a law firm focused on the needs of families confronting issues with health care. We have a special emphasis on long term care issues -- an emphasis that has come to be known as "elder law." Our firm consists of three attorneys and two paraprofessionals.
Our services include the following:
- Medicaid Consultation, Planning, Applications and Appeals
- Medicare Consultation and Advocacy
- "Making It Last"™ - Supplemental Needs Trusts and Asset Protection for Persons with Disabilities
- Response Team Building - Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Declarations and Other Advance Directives
- Guardianships and Probate Administration
- Patients Rights and Care Advocacy.
Severns Associates. P.C.
10293 N. Meridian Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46290
Severns Associates. P.C.
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Once you become eligible for Medicare, you will be inundated with offers from insurance companies for Medigap (supplemental insurance) policies. Sorting through these offers can be confusing. Not only are there nine standardized plans, but there can be huge differences in premiums between companies. 
Indiana will soon begin "looking-back" a full five years on transfers and gifts when a person applies for Medicaid to pay for a nursing home stay. However, for the next six (6) months, families can establish legal plans that will be safe from being voided retroactively, under legislation just passed by Indiana lawmakers. 
April 15th is approaching and it is time to begin crossing T's and dotting I's in preparation for paying taxes. As tax time draws near, you want to make sure you file all the proper forms and take all deductions that the elderly and their families are entitled to. 
