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Jeff R. Hawkins and Jennifer J. Hawkins are Trust & Estate Specialty Board Certified Indiana Trust & Estate Lawyers. Jeff is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and the 2014-15 Indiana State Bar Association President .
Archives
- Know and Protect Your Boundaries (5/11/17)
- Estate Planning Is More Than Forms (4/4/17)
- Ask Good Questions of Yourself and Your Lawyer (3/21/17)
- Expect Good Lawyer’s Questions (3/14/17)
- Achieving a Better Life Experience For Disabled Hoosiers (3/3/17)
- Craftsmen Lawyers for the Emerging Global Community (1/17/17)
- Indiana’s New and Improved POST Form (1/11/17)
- Medicaid Alternatives for Aged and Disabled Adults (1/3/17)
- Life Insurance, Funeral Expenses, & Medicaid (12/29/16)
- Life Insurance Estate Planning Tips (12/22/16)
- Life Insurance Estate Planning Tips (12/22/16)
- When Is Cash Business Criminal? (12/13/16)
- Spiritual Issues in Final Illness, Death, and Human Remains Disposition (11/9/16)
- Plans for Final Illness, Death, and Human Remains Disposition (11/1/16)
- Don’t Short-Circuit Your Estate Plan (10/19/16)
- Family Property – When Blessings Become Curses (10/4/16)
- Can Two Estate Planning Lawyers Be Better Than One for Married Couples? (9/27/16)
- Financial Protection When Your Spouse Needs Nursing Home Care - Part 2 (9/21/16)
- Financial Protection When Your Spouse Needs Nursing Home Care - Part 1 (9/5/16)
- Unreasonable Family Promises Create Unbearable Burdens (8/23/16)
- Dispute Resolution Principles for Ordinary People (8/17/16)
- Can I Give Money to My Family? (8/9/16)
- Are All Powers of Attorney Created Equal? (8/2/16)
- NOTICE Act Entitles Hospital Patients to Admission Status Information (7/5/16)
- What Does Brexit Mean to Middle America? (6/30/16)
- Are you aware of alternate dispute resolutions? (6/21/16)
- New Indiana Electronic Records Law (6/12/16)
- Child Care Delegation - Empowering the Village (5/30/16)
- IRA Planning for Long-Term Care and Longevity (5/18/16)
- Straight Talk About Contracts (5/10/16)
- Why Mediation Resolves Conflicts Better Than Litigation (4/28/16)
- Does That Trust Need a Tune-Up? (4/26/16)
- IRA Planning for Long-Term Care and Longevity (4/14/16)
- Criminal Consequences of Deceptive Indiana Nursing Home Medicaid Applications (3/30/16)
- What a Farmer Has Joined Together, Let No Kids Tear Asunder (3/22/16)
- FAMILY FEUD -- AVOIDABLE? (3/15/16)
- Could You Be Hacked? (3/8/16)
- My Spouse Is in a Nursing Home -- Will I Lose Everything? (3/1/16)
- Practical Inheritance Issues & Solutions (2/21/16)
- Myths and Misconceptions about Medicare and Indiana Medicaid (2/15/16)1
- You Probably Need A Lawyer If . . . (2/9/16)
- Business Entities -- Not Just For Businesses Anymore (2/2/16)
- Non-Traditional Households Require Special Planning (1/26/16)
- Attention Veterans: Avoid VA Pension/Medicaid Eligibility Traps (1/19/16)
- Too Young to Plan? Think Again! (1/11/16)
- Register Gifts Cautiously (12/21/15)
- Gifts of Memories (12/15/15)
- Conscience and Ethics in Estate Planning (12/8/15)
- Indiana LTC Partnership Program - a Powerful Nursing Home Cost Solution (11/26/15)
- Power of Attorney - An Estate Plan's Most Powerful Tool (11/2/15)
- American Lawyers - Stewards of the Rule Book (10/28/15)
- HUNTERS BEWARE: HUNTING WITHOUT PERMISSION STINKS (10/15/15)
- In Financial & Healthcare Decisions, "Trust, But Verify" (9/29/15)
- Social Security Retirement Income Mathematics (9/15/15)
- Do Old Drivers Fade Away? (9/8/15)
- Bringing Aged Family Members Home (9/1/15)
- Finding Truth In The Information Ocean (8/5/15)
- Buying, Selling, and Mortgaging Your Home -- Part 1 (7/30/15)
- Conciliation: Bridge-building when relationships matter (6/30/15)
- Taking Care Of Sick People -- What's My Job? (6/23/15)
- Planning with Retirement Plans, Annuities and Life Insurance (6/17/15)
- INSURING YOUR INVESTMENTS: FDIC AND SIPC (6/11/15)
- Elder abuse & prevention (5/30/15)
- Gift legends and myths about nursing homes, Medicaid and taxes (5/27/15)
- More scams targeting senior citizens (5/5/15)
- JOINT BANK ACCOUNTS & OTHER PROPERTY TRANSFERS TO SURVIVORS (4/22/15)
- Joint bank accounts and other property transfers to survivors (4/15/15)
- Scavenger Hunt -- Finding Stuff After Someone's Death or Health Crisis (4/8/15)
- Social Media Safety Tips (4/1/15)
- HOW LONG SHOULD YOU KEEP RECORDS? (3/23/15)
- ESTATE PLAN CHECKUPS - YOU PROBABLY NEED ONE (3/18/15)
- Property boundaries can shift -- Where are your property lines? (3/11/15)
- Sign here -- but beware (2/24/15)
- Untouchable stuff (intangible property) (2/16/15)
- Don't battle Alzheimer's alone (2/4/15)