Elder Law

NJ Specific

4.64

Medicaid Lookback Rules and Planning

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 59 minutes
Daniel Jurkovic
Raymond Falcon
Melissa Abu-Adas
With Daniel J. Jurkovic from Daniel J. Jurkovic Attorney + 2 others
Recorded October 18, 2024
Product ID 99408

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Overview

Make Certain Your Clients' Long Term Care Needs Are Met

The requirements for Medicaid eligibility are strict, and protective planning is tricky. How does your understanding of Medicaid planning stack up? Join us at this focused seminar to get the answers you need about this complex area of practice. Register today!

  • Determine which assets are countable and how they can be converted.
  • Establish exactly what limitations are placed on asset transfers.
  • Protect your clients' interests by knowing what's exempt and what's not.
  • Deepen your knowledge of transfer penalty provisions.
  • Learn to effectively use trusts to plan for Medicaid without interfering with the overall estate plan.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. The Lookback Period and Qualifying Asset Transfers Rule
  2. Asset Conversion From Non-Exempt to Exempt
  3. Irrevocable Trusts in Medicaid Planning
  4. Legal Ethics
  5. Penalty Period for Improper Transfers
  6. Case Studies and Common Client Scenarios
Product ID 99408

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
New York CLE Approved 7 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 6 Total
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CLE

Agenda

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  1. The Lookback Period and Qualifying Asset Transfers Rule

    1. The Lookback Rule
    2. Gifts
    3. Intrafamily Loans
    4. Marital Deductions and Exceptions
    5. Reverse Half-Loaf with Medicaid-Compliant Annuity - Is it Still a Valid Approach?
    6. Transferring Real Property
  2. Asset Conversion From Non-Exempt to Exempt

    1. Loan Repayment
    2. Exempt Asset Purchases
    3. Other Asset Conversion Techniques
  3. Irrevocable Trusts in Medicaid Planning

  4. Legal Ethics

    1. Attorney Fees and Engagement Agreements
    2. Effective and Ethical Client Communication
    3. Protecting Client Confidentiality
    4. Conflicts of Interest When Representing Couples
  5. Penalty Period for Improper Transfers

    1. Calculating the Penalty Period
    2. Preventing the Penalty Period
    3. Handling Unexpected Income to Protect Eligibility
    4. Partial Months of Ineligibility
    5. Monthly Maintenance Need Allowance (MMMNA) for Community Spouse
  6. Case Studies and Common Client Scenarios

Who Should Attend

This intermediate level online seminar addresses key questions involved in elder planning and is designed for:

  • Attorneys
  • Accountants
  • Estate and Financial Planners
  • Life Care Planners
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Daniel J Jurkovic
Daniel J.
Jurkovic
Daniel J. Jurkovic Attorney
Raymond J Falcon Jr.
Raymond J.
Falcon, Jr.
Falcon Law Group LLC
Melissa Abu-Adas
Melissa
Abu-Adas
Law Office of Melissa H. Abu-Adas, LLC
Speaker bio
Daniel J Jurkovic

Daniel J. Jurkovic

Daniel J. Jurkovic Attorney
Daniel Jurkovic

is a solo practitioner located in Rutherford, New Jersey, whose practice is concentrated in the areas of elder law, guardianship, disability planning and estate planning. He has been granted the title of certified elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation. This certification has been approved by the New Jersey Supreme Court and accredited by the American Bar Association. Recently, Mr. Jurkovic represented the Guardianship Association of New Jersey, Inc. (GANJI) and the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys-N.J. (NAELA-NJ) as amicus parties before the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of Thomas Saccone v. Board of Trustees, Police and Fireman's Retirement System, and previously served as lead attorney on the amicus curiae brief submitted to the New Jersey Supreme Court in the matter of In Re Keri. Mr. Jurkovic earned his B.S.B.A. degree from Thomas Edison State College, his M.S. degree in labor relations from Cornell University and Baruch College and his J.D. degree and a certificate in health law policy from Pace University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Raymond J Falcon Jr.

Raymond J. Falcon, Jr.

Falcon Law Group LLC
Raymond Falcon

is a principal of Falcon Law Group LLC in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. In his estate planning practice, he works with clients and their financial advisors, accountants and other professionals to identify their estate planning goals and develop tax-advantageous structures by selecting from a wide variety of estate planning vehicles. Mr. Falcon also concentrates in planning for families that have members with special needs and persons with disabilities. He assists plaintiff personal injury attorneys, their clients and structured settlement advisors in utilizing self-settled special needs trusts, to hold settlement proceeds in order to avoid loss of needs-based government benefit by the permanently-disabled injured client. Mr. Falcon's practice also spans a broad range of corporate, commercial, and general business matters. He is admitted to practice in the states of New York, Florida and New Jersey, and before various federal courts. Mr. Falcon is a member of the American, Bergen County, and New York State bar associations; New Jersey bar associations; The Florida Bar; National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; Academy of Special Needs Planners; American Association for Justice; National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals; and Council on Parent Attorneys and Advocates. Mr. Falcon earned his B.A. degree from Columbia College of Columbia University and his J.D. degree from Yale University School of Law.

Speaker bio
Melissa Abu-Adas

Melissa Abu-Adas

Law Office of Melissa H. Abu-Adas, LLC
Melissa Abu-Adas

is the managing member of the Law Office of Melissa H. Abu-Adas, LLC in Tinton Falls, New Jersey. She is certified as an elder law attorney by the ABA-accredited National Elder Law Foundation. Ms. Abu-Adas' practice focuses on estate planning, elder law, wills, trusts, long-term care planning, Medicaid applications, guardianships, special needs trusts, and estate administration. She is licensed in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Ms. Abu-Adas graduated from Rutgers School of Law - Newark, where she was a member of the Federal Tax Law Clinic. She served as a law clerk for the Honorable Victor Ashrafi in the New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division. Ms. Abu-Adas is on the Board of Directors of the New Jersey Chapter of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, where she also previously served as president and legislative committee chair. She is also Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association, Elder Law and Disability Section.

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