The attorneys in this office frequently publish articles in their areas of expertise.  Some are included here for your consideration (including a few that we didn’t write, but liked enough to incorporate here).  Please review our Terms of Use and Policies and recall that these should be taken as discussion points, not as legal advice.  Your circumstances may be different from those assumed in the articles, or laws may have changed.

FORMS

• Maine Advance Directive Form
• Digital Assets Worksheet
• Topics to Discuss with your Healthcare Agent
• I Have Put My House In Order

ARTICLES

Estate Planning

• • I Have Put My House In Order
  • Estate Planning Considerations
  • Tax Act Impact on Estate Planning
  • Summary of Important Changes for Same-Sex Couples after DOMA
  • IRA Beneficiary Options
  • Prenuptial Agreements: Their Role in Estate Planning
  • The Right Advisor
  • Trusts: Providing Flexibility in Estate Planning

Powers of Attorney

• • Topics to Discuss with your Healthcare Agent
  • Maine Advance Directive Form

Medicare, Medicaid, and Long-Term Care

• • The Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid / MaineCare
  • Medicaid & Long-term Care Planning
  • Do I Have to Accept Medicare Coverage?

Trusts and Trustee Responsibility

• • Introduction to Trusts
  • Duties of a Trustee
  • What It Means To Be A Trustee (by ACTEC, 2005)
  • Using trusts for non-tax reasons
  • Trusts: Providing Flexibility in Estate Planning
  • Do You Need a New Tax ID Number for Your Trust? (from Elder Law Issues, 2009)
  • Trust Protectors
  • The Right Advisor

Special Needs Planning

• • Planning for a Disabled Child – Special Needs Trusts

Real Estate

• • Transfer on Death Deeds: a new way to pass on your home

Digital Assets

• • Digital Assets – What are they and how should you keep track of them?

Probates and Estates

• • What to do when a loved one dies
  • Probate, and Not Only for the Dead!
  • Probate and Estate Timeline
  • Legal Services for Probate Administration

Taxes

• • Maine Estate Tax Exclusion Increased
  • Saving Estate Taxes!  Estate Planning and the Estate Tax Marital Deduction
  • Maine Estate Tax Planning for Nonresidents Owning Maine Property

Articles about Jones, Kuriloff & Sargent, LLC

• • Business Neighbors article in the Ellsworth American (July 2019)
  • Business Neighbors article in the Ellsworth American (July 2018)
  • Business Neighbors article in the Ellsworth American (April 2016)
  • Business Neighbors article in the Ellsworth American (April 2015)
  • Business Neighbors article in the Ellsworth American (March 2014)