The average cost of nursing home care in the Denver area is approximately $7,800 per month. Significant life savings can be diminished quickly in paying for nursing home care (aka long-term care). For many people, Medicaid often becomes the only option for paying for long-term care. Medicaid eligibility is based upon financial and medical need…. Read more »
The two recent United States Supreme Court cases receiving the most attention center around the Affordable Care Act and bans on same-sex marriage. However, there is a third case that should concern us all. In Glossip v. Gross1, the 5-to-4 decision fell in favor of using Midazolam as the first of a three-drug cocktail used… Read more »
There are unique challenges many farm and ranch owners face when planning for death or incapacity in the State of Colorado. Most of these obstacles stem from two threads common to farms nationwide. First, many farm and ranch owners have worked incredibly hard their whole lives to grow and develop their business, and they would… Read more »
Although Beneficiary Deeds have been in existence in Colorado since 2004, many people, including practitioners, are not familiar with the mechanics of how they work and the potential advantages and disadvantages. Originally, the Beneficiary Deed statute was intended to provide a means of transferring title to real property to a grantee-beneficiary upon the death of… Read more »
