Protecting Your Estate From Nursing Home Costs

Topics presented include insurance for nursing home care, asset preservation strategies, Medicaid eligibility, Medicaid Trusts and risks of gifting to children.

Estate Planning & Elder Law: An Overview

Topics presented include Wills, Trusts, Probate, Avoiding Probate, Estate Tax, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attorney and Living Wills.

Using Trusts in Estate Planning

Presents an overview of the basic concepts, terminology and legal principles of Trusts. Discusses the Revocable Living Trust used to avoid Probate. Other trusts reviewed include Trusts for a Disabled, Incapacitated or Incompetent Heir, Special Needs Trusts, Irrevocable Medicaid Trusts, Asset Protections Trusts, Incentive Trusts, Dynasty Trusts and Trusts for Second Marriages.

Estate Planning for Funerals & Burial

This is a consumer oriented seminar; not about selling prepaid funeral plans. All the different options for various types of funeral arrangements will be presented with an emphasis on how to save money in this process. I will also present information on the Ohio law governing who has the right to make funeral decisions for the deceased and the legal document that you can sign to state your wishes and appoint a person under Ohio law to make all funeral and burial arrangements.

Asset Protection from Lawsuits

Presents legal methods to protect your assets from the risks of future litigation, government expropriation and other threats. Some of the topics presented include Limited Liability Companies, Family Limited Partnerships, State law exemptions for assets, the Ohio Legacy Trust, Domestic and Foreign Asset Protection Trusts, and U.S. income, estate and gift tax consequences of Asset Protection Trusts.

SEMINAR SCHEDULE

CURRENTLY SCHEDULING SEMINARS FOR SUMMER/FALL

All seminars are presented by Michael J. Millonig, Attorney At Law

PROTECTING YOUR ESTATE FROM NURSING HOME COSTS

Time & Place: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 – United Senior Services (USS) – Springfield from 1:30 to 3:00 p.m. To register, contact USS-Springfield at 937-323-4948.

Medicaid eligibility for nursing home costs, Trusts, risks of gifting to children and understanding Medicaid’s gift transfer rule. Presentation by Michael J. Millonig, Attorney At Law, Listed in Best Lawyers in America: Elder Law, Certified as an Elder Law Attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation, Ohio State Bar Association Board Certified Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Specialist.

Topics Covered

▸ Medicaid income eligibility rule
▸ Miller Trusts (a.k.a. Qualified Income Trusts) now required for many applicants
▸ Medicaid eligibility
▸ Asset protection strategies
▸ Resource exemptions for the community spouse (spouse at home)
▸ Use of Trusts to protect estates
▸ Medicaid Annuities
▸ Risks of gifting to children
▸ Understanding Medicaid’s Gift Transfer rule
▸ Insurance for nursing home care
▸ Special Needs Trusts under Medicaid law for children with disabilities

ESTATE PLANNING AND ELDER LAW OVERVIEW

Time & Place: Senior Adult Club – Miamisburg Community Center, 305 E. Central Ave., on Wednesday, August 6, 2025 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Topics Covered: Wills, Trusts, Probate, Avoiding Probate, Estate Tax, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attorney and Living Wills

USING TRUSTS IN ESTATE PLANNING

Time & Place: Years Ahead-Centerville, 6661 Clyo Rd., on Friday, September 12, 2025 from 10:00 – 11:00 a.m.

Time & Place: Joyce Young Ctr-Washington Twp. Rec Center West, 965 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd., on Monday, October 6, 2025 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

 Topics Covered

▸ Basic concepts, terminology and legal principles of Trusts
▸ The popular “Revocable Living Trust” used to avoid Probate
▸ Common misrepresentations and misconceptions about these trusts
▸ The most common mistakes by persons who have a Revocable Living Trust
▸ The real advantages and disadvantages of the Revocable Living Trust
▸ Special Needs Trust for disabled persons on public benefits
▸ Trust for Second Marriages
▸ Total Return Trust
▸ many other different types of trusts

SEMINARS FOR CPA’S & FINANCIAL PLANNERS

The following seminars are offered for CPA’s, financial planners and insurance agents for continuing education credits. These are not consumer oriented seminars.

Email Sher@michaelmillonig with questions and to receive a registration form.

ASSET PROTECTION FROM LAWSUITS

Asset Protection planning is the process of utilizing planning techniques available to preserve and protect accumulations of wealth from the multitude of potential claims arising from future litigation, government expropriation and other threats.

Some of the topics presented are as follows:

▸ Traditional, straightforward planning techniques
▸ Limited Liability Companies (LLC)
▸ Family Limited Partnerships
▸ State law exemptions for assets
▸ Domestic Asset Protection Trusts (Alaska, Delaware Ohio, South Dakota, etc..)
▸ Foreign Asset Protection Trusts (aka “Offshore Trusts”) in countries such as the Cayman Islands, Switzerland, and the Cook Islands.
▸U.S. income, estate and gift tax consequences of FAPT

THE COMPLETE TRUST SEMINAR

Topics covered:

▸ Basic concepts, terminology and legal principles of Trusts
▸ The popular “Revocable Living Trust” used to avoid Probate
▸ Common misrepresentations and misconceptions about these trusts
▸ The most common mistakes by persons who have a Revocable Living Trust
▸ The real advantages and disadvantages of the Revocable Living Trust
▸ Special Needs Trust for disabled persons on public benefits
▸ Trust for Second Marriages
▸ Total Return Trust
▸ many other different types of trusts

LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE*

Time & Place: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 in the Academy Lounge at the Club at Yankee Trace, Centerville.

Time & Place: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 in the MeadWestVaco Theater at Cox Arboretum MetroPark, 6733 Springboro Pike, Dayton.

Continuing education (4 CE credits) for insurance agents only who offer long term care insurance. Course approved by the State of Ohio and Clear Cert. Instructors are attorney Michael Millonig and Randy Gallas, CLTC, LTCP and President of Long Term Care Insurance Agency, LLC. Email Sher@michaelmillonig with questions and to receive a registration form.

*Open to licensed insurance agents only who have completed the initial 8-hour training.