Some financially strapped seniors who might need Medicaid for their long term care sometimes find that their assets and income exceed eligibility requirements to receive Medicaid coverage. To make sure that they do qualify, some seniors spend their assets down to...
Year: 2019
Can car accidents result in paralysis?
Injuries resulting from an auto collision in Knoxville can be devastating. Even if you are fortunate enough to survive, an injury that is severe enough can damage your spinal cord and result in paralysis. Forms of paralysis can range from localized loss of sensation...
Tennessee highways see a high number of fatal accidents
Unfortunately, fatal accidents take place on our roadways every day. A stretch of highway in the Knoxville area is considered particularly dangerous. Since 2005, a total of 65 fatal accidents took place on a 22-mile stretch of local highway from Knoxville to...
How can a trust help me with my estate plan?
There are many tools in an estate planner's toolbox to help them develop an estate plan that works for them and reflects their wishes. Trusts are one part of an estate plan that many estate planners may have questions about and not entirely understand. Estate planning...
Help for victims with catastrophic injuries and brain injuries
Victims of car accidents can suffer catastrophic injuries that can be physically, financially and emotionally costly. This blog recently discussed the different types of injuries car accident victims can suffer and some injuries, such as brain injuries, can be...
What should you tell your insurance agent after a car crash?
No matter where you live in Tennessee, car accidents happen every day. Many of these collisions appear to occur in Davidson County, which had an injury crash rate of 20.06 in 2017, reports the Tennessee Highway Safety Office. Most people will be in an auto...
Resolve to review your estate plan this year
Creating a will and an estate plan is just the first step in ensuring one's assets are distributed according to their wishes after their demise. To make sure that it takes into account changes in laws and life situations, it should be revisited every couple of years....
Wrongful death legal protections for victims of fatal accidents
Unfortunately, car accidents can result in fatalities and change the lives of victims and their families forever in an instant. During 2014, 3,179 victims were killed in car accidents involving distracted drivers. Fatal motor vehicle accidents can be caused in a...