A New Funding Option For North Carolina Businesses
If you have been active on social media lately you have probably seen someone raising money for a good cause via an online platform like GoFundMe. These crowdfunding campaigns take the concept of the coffee can on the gas station counter and bring it into the 21st
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Polly Wants A Cracker, And A Trust Fund
Fluffy, Fido, and Polly are more than just pets. They are family members. But unless you make special plans for them, they will be treated no differently than a piece of furniture when you die.A lot of people assume that their family members will step up and do the right thing for...
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Applying for Veterans’ Disability Benefits in North Carolina
The Department of Veterans Affairs operates several programs that provide financial, medical, and other forms of assistance to veterans. At the federal level, there are four major benefit programs:Disability compensationFree or low-cost medical careEducation programsPension programsMany other types...
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How To Avoid Long Term Care Insurance Scams
Although they are not as popular as they were a few years ago, long-term care insurance plans are still being sold to many 50 and 60-somethings worried about how they will pay for in-home care or a nursing home stay. Before buying a long-term care plan, or making changes to an existing plan,...
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What March Madness Can Teach Us About Building A Successful Business
Although one of the attorneys in our office is a Duke alum who never cheers for the Tar Heels, it was still exciting to see North Carolina win the men’s NCAA tournament last month. And it was even more thrilling to see South Carolina win their first ever women’s title. The Carolinas...
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Why We Were Thinking About Power of Attorney Documents on New Year’s Eve
When the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve we hope you were having a good time, and not thinking about your power of attorney documents. But we have a confession to make. We were thinking about power of attorney documents. Weird yes, but not totally bizarre. You see, South Carolina adopted a...
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Sound Legal Advice is a Key to Start-Up Success
Earlier this month the popular tech company Snap, owner of the hot app Snapchat, went public. It is just the latest example of a tech start-up that grew phenomenally by bucking the trends and cutting its own path, but that ultimately decided to take a more traditional route to fully capitalize on...
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How Long Does It Take To Settle An Estate?
Sorting out a loved one’s estate can be overwhelming. There funeral expenses to take care of right away, and other bills soon start to pile up. And there are lots of non-monetary things to take care of as well, including grieving. Under the very best circumstances, the estate administration process takes...
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Counting on Medicaid? You Might Need To Spend Down.
Long term care in a nursing home facility is ridiculously expensive. All but the wealthiest families would see their assets and income wiped out if they had to pay for it themselves. So how do normal families afford the care their loved ones need? They don’t. Most families rely on government assistance, specifically...
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Why Life Insurance Belongs In Your Estate Plan
In our previous post we mentioned life insurance is a must have for new or soon-to-be parents, but it is such an important and versatile estate planning tool, that it deserves a full post of its own.The BasicsThere are two...
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