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Question: My ex-husband has died.  Can I apply for his Social Security income, which is higher than mine? Answer: If you are the divorced spouse of a worker who dies and your marriage lasted for [...]

Question:     My spouse has died.  How do I apply for the higher Social Security income? Answer:    When your spouse dies you are entitled to receive his or her social security retirement income [...]

Question:    I am interested in doing Medicaid planning for potential future long term care costs, but I don’t know for sure that I’ll even need skilled nursing care or long term care.  Should I [...]

Question:     Are the federal income tax incentives for donating conservation easements going to change in 2014? Answer:    The “enhanced conservation easement incentive,” which applied to [...]