The Ohio Legislature has repealed the Ohio Estate Tax, effective Jan. 1, 2013. Ohio Estate Tax The Ohio estate tax has little effect upon the business community and very few individuals have considered moving from Ohio because of the tax. Still, this repeal is very...
While the Ohio Tenth and First District Courts of Appeals have both unanimously ruled that a “well spouse” may utilize immediate annuities, the agency is still attempting to litigate those cases in the other eight Ohio Appellate districts. For example: Husband enters...
In our Ohio Elder Law practice, we find that many people either live in Ohio and have family in Florida, or vice versa. If you or someone you know happens to fall into one of those categories, this chart is for you. Consider this comparison between Florida and Ohio...
We saw this article and thought it would be helpful for our clients and others… Understanding dementia Written by Christine Kennard Understanding dementia as a younger member of the family can be hard. This isn’t to say that teens and young adults do not...
Medicaid applications are filed with the County Department of Job and Family Services. Caseworkers generally know the rules that govern Medicaid but they aren’t there to give advice. You can attempt to do this yourself or turn to an elder law attorney who will...
On December 17, 2010, President Obama signed in to law the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, which among other things increased the federal estate tax credit to $5,000,000 per person, and also once again reunited the...
