Are you an owner of real property in the tri-county area? If so, you should register yourself and your loved ones on this free “Property Fraud Alert” service. Why? Because according to the FBI, Property Fraud is becoming increasingly popular and oftentimes, it goes undetected. You may be wondering how does property fraud occur? Typically, …
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There has been some confusion regarding whether it is still possible to request Medicaid retroactive benefits. Unfortunately, it is still impossible to request Medicaid retroactive benefits. As a reminder of what has happened so far – up until February 1, 2019, a non-pregnant adult Medicaid applicant could request and be granted retroactive Medicaid eligibility and …
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The General Enrollment Period for Medicare Part A and B runs from January 1, 2013 through March 31, 2013. This is different that the Open Enrollment Period that runs from October 15th to December 7th. The General Enrollment Period is for people: who did not sign up for Medicare Part A or Medicare Part B, …
Last October, I wrote about the Constitutional Amendment on the November ballot that would allow counties and municipalities to grant an additional homestead tax exemption. Counties and municipalities would have the choice to allow exemptions up to $50,000 or exemptions up to the assessed value of the homestead, if the homestead’s just value is less …
On April 6, 2012, Governor Rick Scott signed into law the “Specialized Alzheimer’s Services Adult Day Care Act,” which provides for new regulations for adult day care centers who specialize in services to Alzheimer’s patients. According to the new Florida Statute Section 429.918, adult day care centers may apply to the Florida Agency for Health …
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Under the old law, if a couple divorces and one spouse later dies, if the other ex-spouse is listed as the primary beneficiary on the life insurance policy, IRA, or annuity, or POD bank account of the dead spouse, then that other ex-spouse will inherit the monies or assets, even if the deceased spouse re-married …
