Author Information
Ronald Hudkins
Member since 18th March 2006
Occupation: Supervisor
Ronald E. Hudkins aggressively coordinates with government agencies and organizations to compile information designed to help consumers avoid deceptive business practices. He is currently publishing his site that specializes in asset protection and estate planning. The site includes his Ebook that also over views how to find, research credentials, interview and hire an estate attorney. The site over views community based services available for long-term care, provides massive information resources, and estate documentation overview, qualifying for Medicaid, legal frequently asked questions, and much more. A description of his education and experience can be found at http://www.assetprotectnow.com./
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21st August 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
If Social Security benefits play a significant role in your retirement plan, it may be time to rethink your strategy. The big news on the Social Security front over the past few years has been the fact that, due to an ove...
Views: 79
13th August 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
The problem created by evenly splitting an interest in real property between your heirs.
Many parents want to give an equal share of the family home or some other sentimental form of real property (actual land usually) ...
Views: 296
12th August 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
It isn't just the US Government waiting out there to grab a chunk of your hard earned estate when you become incapacitated or die. Strangely enough, state coffers are frequently enlarged through the mechanism of Medicaid....
Views: 114
24th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
In the not overly distant past, the writings of the testator were the only evidence of his or her intentions and mental capacity. Undue influence was harder to defend against when the only evidence was the testator's writi...
Views: 236
19th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
There is value in the story of an older client who had seen a very interesting clause employed in a will. There was a great deal of money at stake and the many family members had little reason to love each other, because ...
Views: 311
07th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
Wills and trusts have an interesting history in a culture as heavily influenced by British common law as our own. The bequests of wills have been the pole star around which a great deal of mystery fiction has been written...
Views: 279
30th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
Sometimes family and estate planning begins before the family is complete, particularly in an age where people (generally) are waiting until later to have children. In that case there could be grandchildren named in a will...
Views: 287
25th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
As the life expectancy of people in the United States increases, the reality of second and third marriages becomes more likely even for those who tend to marry for a long time if not until the death of their first spouse. ...
Views: 203
23rd June 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
The whole concept of estate planning has a couple of primary aims: 1) making sure that your assets are distributed where and how you want them to be, and 2) ensuring that your loved ones are cared for and able to comfortab...
Views: 66
16th June 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
An IRA is an IRA is an IRA, unless it's a Roth IRA. Roth IRAs, which burst upon the investment scene not so long ago, offers some attractive departures from traditional IRAs, especially if it's being used as a retirement ...
Views: 91
26th May 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
Often during the final years of a dear friend's or relative's life some person or persons will take over the task of caring for their sick and elderly friend or relative to a greater degree than the other people in their l...
Views: 201
22nd May 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
If you are wisely attempting to put some assets into a trust (inter vivos) in your lifetime, then you have been paying attention to the important differences between wills and trusts. A trust created during your life will...
Views: 214
21st May 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
The life estate is something every first year law student learns about when they study the arcane and often bizarre history of property law that harkens back to the days of English knights, lords and serfs, and the transfe...
Views: 193
20th May 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
Every state has statutes and mechanisms in place that deal with disposal of tangible assets whether the deceased had a will or not. Families might fight over who gets the house, the cars, the stocks and the cash, but there...
Views: 249
20th May 2006
Copyright 2006 Ronald Hudkins
Not too many years ago life insurance was considered to be the indispensable platform upon which all other estate planning efforts should be based. In fact, for those in the median and lower income ranges, it was often th...
Views: 152
