Item: Wilson & Wilson Estate Planning & Elder Law LLC
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Author: Lou Spataro

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“Tips for Handling Medicaid Applications & Appeals During COVID-19,” – Elder Law Section Council Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association, August, 2020
“Ethics Corner: Estate Planning Attorneys Should Not Ignore Their Own Mortality,” – Trusts and Estates Section Council Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association, September 2015
“Ethics Corner: A Word of Caution When Accepting Credit Card Payments,” - Trusts and Estates Section Council Newsletter, Illinois State Bar Association, July, 2014
“Understanding the Ethical Implications of Fee Sharing,” – DCBA Brief, April, 2014
“Having A Will Can Save Arguments For Generations,” – Naperville Sun, May, 2010
Making Your Powers of Attorney Work for You
It’s None of Your Business...Or Is It? A Look at the Illinois Trust Code Accounting Provisions
Tips for Handling Medicaid Applications & Appeals During COVID-19
Claims Against a Decedent’s Non-Probate Property in Illinois
Arranging to Donate Your Body
Arranging to Donate Your Organs
Charitable Trusts: Tax Breaks for Do-Gooders
Checklist for Getting Your Financial Affairs in Order
Choosing a Guardian for Your Children
Choosing Your Healthcare Agent
Do You Need Life Insurance?
Duty of Medical Personnel to Honor Your Healthcare Directives
Family Members' Right to Inherit
Get Organized Now
Getting Your Retirement Money Early -- Without Penalty
How Living Trusts Avoid Probate
Leaving Property to Young Children
Life Insurance Options
Married Couples: Who Owns What?
Reducing Estate Tax by Making Gifts
Tax-Saving AB Trusts
The Perils of Prepayment Plans
Top Myths About Retirement Plans
Using Life Insurance to Provide for Your Kids
What You Can Cover in Your Healthcare Directives

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FAQ

Estate Planning
- Getting Started
  - Estate Planning FAQ
    Overview questions and answers about estate planning.
  - Get Organized Now
    Help your family -- and make your executor's job easier -- by getting your paperwork in order.
  - Top Myths About Retirement Plans
    Test your knowledge to see how much you know about taking your money out.
  - Checklist for Getting Your Financial Affairs in Order
    Take the following steps to help your family should you die or become incapacitated.
  - Estate Planning Deficiencies Check-Up
- Estate Organization
  - Getting Your Retirement Money Early--Without Penalty
    Just can't wait for your retirement funds? Painless advice on how to get your retirement money early.
  - Married Couples: Who Owns What?
    Be sure you know what property is yours to leave or give away.
  - Family Members' Right to Inherit
    Your closest relatives may have a right to claim part of your estate.
  - Leaving Property to Young Children
    It's easy to arrange for someone to manage any property you leave to young children.
  - Choosing a Guardian for Your Children
    If you have children, you should choose a personal guardian -- someone to raise them in the unlikely event you can't.
- Trusts and Taxes
  - How Living Trusts Avoid Probate
    Here's the lowdown on basic probate-avoiding living trusts.
  - Reducing Estate Tax by Making Gifts
    Making gifts during your life can provide you with tax savings and more.
  - Charitable Trusts: Tax Breaks for Do-Gooders
    If you want to give a big gift to charity, consider a charitable trust.
  - Tax-Saving AB Trusts
    Couples can save a bundle on estate taxes with this kind of trust.
- Life Insurance Pros and Cons
  - Do You Need Life Insurance?
    Not everyone needs life insurance. Find out whether or not you do.
  - Life Insurance Options
    When it comes to choosing a life insurance policy, you may feel dazed by your options. Here are the basic types and the pros and cons of each.
  - Using Life Insurance to Provide for Your Kids
    Life insurance may be a good source of income for your children if you die. Here's what you should know.
Elder Law
- Medicaid Planning and VA Planning
  - Advanced Directives
  - What You Can Cover in Your Healthcare Directives
    An overview of some important medical issues you'll face when preparing a living will and a power of attorney for health care.
  - Choosing Your Healthcare Agent
    Name the best person to direct your medical care if you are unable to do so yourself.
  - Duty of Medical Personnel to Honor Your Healthcare Directives
    Know when health care providers must follow your instructions for medical care -- and when they may not.
  - The Perils of Prepayment Plans
    Tips on shopping for funeral goods and services.
  - Final Arrangements FAQ
    Planning some of the details of your burial or cremation -- and your memorial services -- can be a great relief to your survivors.
  - Arranging to Donate Your Organs
    How to donate your organs after death.
  - Arranging to Donate Your Body
    How to arrange a full body donation to a medical institution.
Media Interviews
- US News & World Report, November 5, 2007 – Partner Bill Wilson was quoted as a legal source in the article “How to Avoid a Death Trap” about the importance of proper estate planning.
- Chicago Life Magazine, October 13, 2012 - Elder Mediation, by Marilyn Soltis

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