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September 2, 2021
Arranging for a loved one to live in a Pennsylvania nursing home has never been easy. However, the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic raised additional risks. According to the most recent data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, there have been more...
March 17, 2020
At Hazen Law Group, the health and safety of our clients and business associates is our highest priority. Given the growing concerns surrounding the Covid-19 Coronavirus outbreak, we want to share with you the steps we are taking to protect you and our staff...
November 22, 2019
Recently, Best Lawyers released its list of “Attorneys of the Year” for the Harrisburg area. And not surprisingly for those who know her, Attorney Marielle Hazen of the Hazen Law Group has been named as Central Pennsylvania’s Elder Law Attorney of the Year. Best...
March 22, 2019
The VA Aid and Attendance program benefit supplies a lifeline to many veterans and their surviving spouses. Recent changes to eligibility rules are intended to control costs for this federal government program. Unfortunately, these changes mean that fewer veterans may qualify for this important...
March 8, 2018
Fraudulent tax returns and stolen refunds have always been cause for concern for Pennsylvanians and all Americans. But after last year’s giant Equifax security breach, all taxpayers should exercise extra diligence. As a result of the breach, hackers were able to access the Social...
October 27, 2017
You have probably heard by now about the massive security breach at Equifax, one of the leading credit reporting agencies in the U.S. Equifax possesses personal information of virtually every American who has ever obtained a loan or credit card. On September 8, Equifax...
April 13, 2017
The Pennsylvania ABLE Savings Program opened April 3, 2017. ABLE stands for Achieving a Better Life Experience, and the federal legislation was signed into law by President Obama on December 19, 2014. The law allows individuals with disabilities to establish tax qualified accounts resembling...
February 16, 2017
On December 13, 2016, the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act was enacted to allow individuals with disabilities who are mentally capable to establish self-settled special needs trusts (SNTs) to hold their own funds. Before this change in legislation, only a court or the parent,...
September 28, 2016
Military members and retirees can now direct payment of a dependent child Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuity to a special needs trust for the benefit of a disabled child. This important development allows military members and retirees to provide for a child with a...
January 29, 2016
Because of the potentially financially devastating costs of long term care, Medicaid is often the safety net to protect spouses and other family members from impoverishment. For those of you who transfer assets, there is a period during which you are ineligible for Medicaid....
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