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- Real Estate LitigationSheila Clark and David Lowe formed the law firm of Clark and Lowe in Columbus Ohio in 1999. Our combined knowledge and expertise in the areas of estate planning, business law, consumer law, litigation, and real estate law allows us to give you the professional representation that you require for a wide variety of legal services.
- Medicaid PlanningA life estate is an interest in property, which allows the party owning the life estate, known as the life tenant, to use and enjoy the property for his or her lifetime. The interest of the life estate tenant terminates immediately upon his or her death, and ownership transfers to the “remainderman” named in the deed or will. Life estates are most commonly set up as estate planning tools in order to avoid probate, or Medicaid planning tools in order to protect an elderly Medicaid patient’s home. To set up a life estate, keep reading for detailed instructions after the jump.
- Estate Planning
- WillsWhat exactly does your last Will and Testament do for you? The Will you signed may not control the distribution of your assets to your heirs. The Will only transfers Probate assets to your heirs. What are Probate Assets, those are assets that are retained in your name with no named beneficiary or designation of payable on death. Examples of assets that are Non-Probate Assets which your Will does not control the distribution are as follows...
- Probate
- Tax Law