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		<title>Deducting Assisted Living Costs</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the due date approaching for the filing of an income tax return, some may wonder if the costs paid to an assisted living facility are deductible. In order to deduct assisted living costs for income tax purposes, an individual needs to obtain a written statement from her doctor which states that: 1. The client [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2012/03/02/deducting-assisted-living-costs/</link>
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		<title>The Gatesman Law Office</title>
		<description><![CDATA[William M. Gatesman is licensed to practice law in Maryland and the District of Columbia, where he advises clients concerning wills and trusts, medical and financial powers of attorney, estate planning, probate and estate administration, Medicaid planning, disability planning, and asset preservation planning. Mr. Gatesman practices law as the Gatesman Law Office and, in western [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2012/03/02/the-gatesman-law-office/</link>
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		<title>Gifts to Disabled Children</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Medicaid law allows a parent to gift any amount of assets to a disabled son or daughter and still get Medicaid to cover the parent&#8217;s long term care in a nursing home. If the child who receives the gift is not disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration, however, then any such gift, if [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2012/03/01/gifts-to-disabled-children/</link>
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		<title>The Other Side of Caregiving</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several months ago, I shared with you Carol Allen&#8217;s Reflections of a Non-Expert Care Giver in which Carol discussed how the experience of caring for her mother, who suffered from dementia, enabled Carol to shift her attention from the outer expression of life to its inner reality. For Carol, this was a positive, life affirming [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2012/02/18/the-other-side-of-caregiving/</link>
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		<title>Do I need a Lawyer to Apply for Medicaid?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Mr. GoodSon is in a bind. His mother has been in a nursing home for over a year. He applied for Medicaid when mother first entered the facility, and although the Medicaid caseworker indicated to him that the application was fine, she ultimately denied the Medicaid application because mother had a few hundred dollars too [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2012/02/10/do-i-need-a-lawyer-to-apply-for-medicaid/</link>
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		<title>Medicare Open Enrollment Ends Early This Year</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Medicare open enrollment period ends this year earlier than prior year open enrollment periods, December 7 instead of December 31. The open enrollment period to make changes to your Medicare coverage, or to add coverage such as Medicare Part D drug coverage ends December 7, 2011. Now is the time to act if you [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2011/10/22/medicare-open-enrollment-ends-early-this-year/</link>
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		<title>Reflections of a Non-Expert Caregiver</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Carol Allen cared for her mother, who had Alzheimer&#8217;s disease, for more than five years. Carol has spoken and written articles about her experience. Rather than &#8220;losing someone to Alzheimer&#8217;s,&#8221; Carol has been able to celebrate life through the process of caring for her mother. Carol writes: &#8220;You hear of people ‘losing someone they love [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2011/09/20/reflections-of-a-non-expert-caregiver/</link>
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		<title>Legislature Tinkers With Power of Attorney Form</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As noted in other articles I have written, Maryland changed its Power of Attorney law effective October, 2010. If an individual uses one of the form Powers of Attorney in the statute, or a power of attorney that is in substantially the same form, and a bank refuses to accept it, then the individual can [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2011/07/20/legislature-tinkers-with-power-of-attorney-form/</link>
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		<title>May a Personal Representative Represent an Estate in Court Without a Lawyer?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Several lawyers have been pondering whether it is illegal for a Personal Representative to bring a legal action without a lawyer because doing so would be considered the unauthorized practice of law. This office was involved in a case a few years ago in which the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled that a Personal [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2011/07/15/may-personal-representative-represent-estate-in-court/</link>
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		<title>Medicaid Waiver and the Young</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Some people require skilled care services even at a young age. For example, some people in their early 50&#8242;s with advanced Parkinson&#8217;s Disease or Multiple Sclerosis find that the only way to afford needed services is to reside in a nursing home where Medical Assistance will cover the costs of care. Unfortunately, while such people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://gatesmanlaw.com/2011/07/12/medicaid-waiver-and-the-young/</link>
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