FUNERAL TRUST PLANNING

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(Free-Press-Release.com) March 1, 2008 -- Seniors can now meet with the trusted financial or legal advisor to establish the Irrevocable funeral trust without having to pick out caskets and all that stuff.

The benefits of establishing the funeral trust is to protect funds from the hospitals, nursing homes, lawyers, and Medicaid. Protecting assets from the nursing home is important especially funeral funds. Medicaid eligibility rules do vary from state to state regarding funeral trusts. You should check with your trusted advisor on your state eligibility rules.

Since most seniors don't have long term care insurance, this is an excellent way to set aside funds according to many elder law attorneys.

Many seniors don't want to prepay the funeral home because they might move later in life to be closer to their children or they might relocate down south. The Funeral Trust is portable to any funeral home at the time of death. Tying down funeral funds to a particular funeral home is silly if you move later in life.

The Funeral Trust offers flexibility that most seniors are looking for. If you would like more information. Check out www.funeraltrusts.com

This is a good resource on the Irrevocable funeral trust.

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