Elder Law Firm of Marshall & Associates

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Published Articles

by the Marshall, Parker & Associates' Staff

Promoting Conversations About End-of-Life Care Lock Haven Express & Hazleton Panorama (June 2007)

Providing for Pet Care Needs in the Event of Death or Incapacity Lock Haven Express (May 2007)

Using Annuities Under the Deficit Reduction Act Winter 2007 Edition of the Elder Law Section Newsletter of the Pennsylvania Bar Association

Federal Estate Tax for 2007 Lock Haven Express & Hazleton Panorama (January 2007)

List of Published Articles from 2006

What to Do When a Loved One Needs Care at Home or in a Nursing Home

Ways to Pay for Long Term Care

How to Find the Right Nursing Home

Home Care Options in Pennsylvania

Advance Health Care Planning:

What you need to know about Pennsylvania living wills, health care powers of attorney & mental health directives

An Elder Law Attorney's Guide to the Use of Advance Health Care Directives

Guide for Pennsylvania Health Care Agents

Health Care Decision IQ Test

Resource Center on Act 169 and Advance Care Planning in Pennsylvania

Estate Planning:

How to ensure your affairs are in order in the event of your death or incapacity

Wills

Powers of Attorney & Incapacity Issues

Trusts

IRAs & Retirement Planning

Special Needs Planning

The Philanthropist Next Door

Estate Planning for Your Pets

Visit our new Resource Center on Act 169 and Advance Care Planning in Pennsylvania

Estate Administration:

What to do when a loved one passes away

Medical Assistance Estate Recovery (MAER)

Inheritance Tax Rates

Estate Administration in Pennsylvania: The Role of the Personal Representative in Administering an Estate

Guardianships

Benefits & Pitfalls of Guardianships

Planning for a Disabled Child or Loved One

What are Special Needs Trusts?

Pennsylvania's Act 42 and Special Needs Trusts

Using Veteran's Benefits to Help Pay for Long Term Care

Veteran's Benefits for Seniors

End of Life Care for Veterans (Hospice & Palliative Care)

Medicare

Using Medicare to Pay for Long Term Care

The Medicare Act of 2003

Prescription Drugs

PACE/PACENET

Drug Discount Cards

Medicare Part D