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SHERI A. PETERS is a principal in the law firm of Sheri A. Peters Co., L.P.A. with law offices in MunroeFalls and Canton. She has been in practice since 1991 focusing her practice in estate planning, elder law and probate law and is certified by the Ohio State Bar Association in Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law. She co-authored the National Business Institute’s Basic Drafting of Wills and Trusts, published in 1991, contributed to Designating Fiduciaries which was published in the WealthCounsel’s Estate Planning Strategies in 2009 and has also co-authored professional seminar materials on probate, estate planning, and long term care planning. Ms. Peters earned her undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Baldwin-WallaceCollege and received her J.D. Degree from the University of Akron. She is a member of the Ohio and Akron Bar Associations, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, Elder Law Answers, WealthCounsel and ElderCounsel.
Do you want to use your IRA to help a charity, but also benefit your heirs? Instead of leaving your IRA directly to your children, you can leave it to a charitable remainder unitrust (CRUT) while still benefiting your children.
If you transfer assets within five years of applying for Medicaid, you will likely be subject to a period of ineligibility. There is an exception, however, if enforcing the penalty period would cause the applicant an "undue hardship."
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