Articles and Resources
The following resources, forms, and links are provided to help inform you and provide useful tools during your representation. Below you will find:
- Downloadable estate planning client information worksheets click here
- Explanatory materials related to estate planning, family law, elder law, and Medicaid benefits information
- Helpful links
Washington Apple Health Income and Resource Standards
Can I Skip Probate?
Small Estate Affidavits: Can I Skip Probate? The Small Estate Affidavit process is like a travel-sized toothbrush—it is inexpensive and lightweight, but it is not nearly as good at the job as the Sonicare your dentist would recommend. When a loved one leaves behind...
ABLE Accounts and Special Needs Trusts
ABLE Accounts and Special Needs Trusts Achieving a Better Life Experience Accounts—better known as ABLE accounts—are an innovative tool for gifting and saving funds while protecting eligibility for critical medical and cash benefits. These accounts do not replace the...
Estate Planning Issues for Plaintiffs: Seven Key Questions to Avoid Trouble
Estate Planning Issues for Plaintiffs: Seven Key Questions to Avoid Trouble Somers Tamblyn PLLC Several years ago, I was litigating a difficult case concerning a doctor’s failure to timely diagnose cancer. I sheepishly asked the client about his estate plan, knowing...
Helpful Links
Below we have listed several helpful resource links to sites which will help answer many questions you may have. ACTEC.org IRS.gov King County Records Licensing http://apps.leg.wa.gov/rcw/ http://www.courts.wa.gov/ http://www.sos.wa.gov/ http://wsba.org/...