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Why You and Your Partner Should Consider a Cohabitation Agreement

May 10, 2023

We all need love, but marriage isn’t for everyone. If you and a significant other are living together, have you thought about how you w...

True or False? It’s a Good Idea to Put Your Kids on Your House to Avoid Probate?

May 4, 2023

Many people think if they put their kids on their home, it’ll help them avoid probate. What they don’t know is that it̵...

Colorado Attorney Discusses Guardianship Versus Conservatorship in Colorado

Apr 14, 2023

Understanding the difference can help you when deciding what help your loved one needs. Our Colorado conservatorship and guardianship a...

How can I protect my children’s inheritance with an estate plan?

Mar 28, 2023

The process of getting a divorce can be rife with stress and painful emotions. However, it can also be a time for renewal and a fresh s...

Colorado Estate Planning if you Have Minor Children

Feb 2, 2023

Whether your days are spent wrangling toddlers, driving pre-teens to soccer practice and dance recitals or you just brought your first ...

Answering Your Questions: Estate Planning & Elder Law

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, attorney Bill Henry hosts a live, online community event: Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law. If you’re...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law – June 4, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week estate planning and elder law attorney Bill Henry takes questions from individuals around Colorado. Below is the June 4, 2020...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law – June 11, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Estate planning and elder law attorney Bill Henry answered compelling questions about wills, advance inheritance, trusts, and more in t...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law – June 18, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney Bill Henry spends time educating the community about their estate planning options. E...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law – June 25, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney Bill Henry spends time educating the community about their estate planning options. E...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law – July 2, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, Estate Planning and Elder Law attorney Bill Henry spends time educating the community about their estate planning options. T...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law – July 16, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, estate planning attorney Bill Henry spends time educating the community about their estate planning options. Thursday Q&...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law – July 30, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, estate planning attorney Bill Henry spends time educating the community about their estate planning options. This week, we g...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law- August 6, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, estate planning attorney Bill Henry spends time educating the community about their estate planning and elder law options. T...

Thursday Q&A: Estate Planning & Elder Law- August 13, 2020

Jan 26, 2023

Each week, estate planning attorney Bill Henry spends time educating the community about their estate planning and elder law options. T...

True or False? A Last Will & Testament Covers End of Life Care

Dec 16, 2022

Do you know the difference between a living will and a last will and testament? These estate planning documents are often confused for ...

Our Colorado Estate Planning Attorneys Discuss 8 Mistakes to Avoid When Creating Your Colorado Estate Plan

Dec 16, 2022

In a nutshell, an estate plan ensures that your assets are distributed according to your wishes following your death. But there’s reall...

Blended Families: Update Your Estate Plan

Nov 16, 2022

Blended families can face numerous challenges, but one issue you can certainly avoid is your estate distribution upon your death. Unfor...

How Children in Blended Families Get Disinherited

Nov 9, 2022

If you’re married, you probably understand the need for a will to take care of your spouse and children if something happens to you. Un...

Can Medicaid Take My Loved One’s Home After They Pass Away?

Oct 3, 2022

The Medicaid Estate Recovery Program tries to get back some or all of the financial assistance it gave your loved one when they entered...

How Do You Qualify for Medicaid?

Sep 26, 2022

Many elderly and disabled people will need Medicaid to help pay for their long-term care. Medicaid Planning Attorney Megan Jury explain...

What To Do if the Personal Representative is Not Doing Their Job

Sep 26, 2022

An estate’s personal representative has legal responsibilities to fulfill within a certain time frame. Robinson & Henry Proba...

Contesting A Will In Colorado

Sep 19, 2022

In this article, our attorneys discuss how to contest a will in Colorado The death of a loved one, whether sudden or expected, can shat...

5 Ways to Contest a Will

Sep 19, 2022

There are a number of reasons why someone would want to contest a will. In this video segment, estate planning attorney Bill Henry disc...

How Divorce Affects Your Will

Sep 16, 2022

It’s important to update your estate plan after divorce. While there are laws in place to protect you from your ex-spouse when yo...

Is my IRA Protected from my Kid’s Creditors

Sep 16, 2022

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An Irrevocable Trust Can Protect Your Money

Sep 15, 2022

Older people and those living with a long-term illness face the need for nursing home care toward the end of their lives. Sadly, too ma...

Avoid Putting an Adult Child on Your Bank Account

Sep 15, 2022

Many retired and elderly people put their adult children on their checking and savings accounts to help with paying bills and such. If ...

Is an Electronic Will Right for You?

Sep 15, 2022

e-Wills Now Legally Recognized in Colorado In January 2021, the Colorado Legislature passed a bill giving an electronically created wil...

Plan Your Estate Before You Go on Vacation

Sep 15, 2022

From summer vacation to winter break, spending time with family or getting in some much-needed time to yourself is important now and th...

Same-Sex Couple Estate Planning

Sep 15, 2022

Same-sex couples face the same estate planning needs and issues as opposite-sex couples. Robinson & Henry Estate Planning Attorney ...

You Can Own a House & Qualify for Medicaid

Sep 15, 2022

Most people cannot afford to pay a nursing home thousands of dollars a month. That’s why so many people turn to Medicaid for assi...

What Happens When a Creditor Files a Claim on Your Loved One’s Estate

Sep 15, 2022

If your loved one has an open probate case, there is a chance a creditor could file a claim. Probate Attorney Tristan Younghaus explain...

What Happens if You Die without a Will?

Sep 15, 2022

Robinson & Henry Probate Attorney discusses some of the issues that can crop up with you pass away without a will. Meet With An Att...

Could I Benefit From an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust?

Sep 15, 2022

If you’re planning your estate, you may wonder whether an Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, also called an ILIT, could benefit yo...

How Much You Can Gift & Avoid Taxes

Nov 8, 2021

There’s a lot of confusion about how much money you can gift and avoid taxes. Estate Planning Attorney sheds some light on the co...

Protect Your Inheritance from an Unlawful Common Law Spouse

Nov 8, 2021

Since common law marriage is recognized in Colorado, it is important to take proper precautions. Estate Planning Attorney briefly expla...

Busted! 3 Myths About Probate in Colorado

Jun 14, 2021

Probate is the legal process through which an individual’s possessions and assets are distributed after death. The process is usually, ...

How a Colorado Springs Estate Planning Attorney Can Help You

Jun 1, 2021

Contrary to popular belief, estate planning is not a task reserved only for the wealthy or elderly, nor is a once-and-done project. In ...

Q&A with our Lawyers: How Your Divorce Will Impact Your Colorado Estate Plan

Jun 1, 2021

Our divorce and estate planning attorneys discusses what to do with your Will after a divorce, happens if you don’t update your e...

2021 Colorado Medicaid Planning Download

Feb 19, 2021

Long-term care is expensive, so we created this 2021 Colorado Medicaid Planning download so you can determine whether you or your loved...

What to Know About Trusts & How to Protect Your Assets from a Nursing Home

Feb 17, 2021

Trusts are designed to protect your assets, but not all trusts are same. You can change some of them after you create them; others you ...

What’s a Will & Why Do You Need One in Colorado?

Dec 7, 2020

Every Colorado adult should have a will. Don’t let the state decide. 

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The Dark Side of Joint Wills

Oct 21, 2020

Just like a standard will, joint wills dictate what happens with your assets after your death. A lot of people may ask the question, is...

Important Estate Planning Terms

Oct 20, 2020

Why Everyone Needs an Estate Plan Estate planning is an incredibly important tool for everyone – not just the wealthy or those co...

What Happens to Your Timeshare When You Die?

Oct 12, 2020

Timeshares can be a headache when it comes to your estate planning. If not treated appropriately they can cause many time delays and ex...

Do You Need a Pour-Over Will with a Trust?

Oct 12, 2020

When someone dies, all of his or her property may not automatically go to their trust. Some of the assets may still have to go through ...

True or False: There is More Than One Power of Attorney

Oct 12, 2020

Whether you’re traveling or preparing for the unexpected, a power of attorney can protect you and your family. Do you know which ...

How Do You Handle a Reverse Mortgage in Your Estate Plan?

Oct 9, 2020

Reverse mortgages usually are not top of mind when people initially create their estate plan. Reverse mortgages tend to occur later in ...

Save on Nursing Home Costs with Medicaid Planning

Oct 5, 2020

You can save on nursing home costs with Medicaid planning. Did you know it costs roughly $9,000 a month for a nursing home room in Colo...

Wills & Trusts: What Fits Your Needs?

Aug 7, 2020

Do you just need a will, or should you have a trust, too? Estate planning attorney Bill Henry discusses when you may want to include a ...

Are Your Beneficiaries Liable for an Inherited Timeshare?

Aug 7, 2020

Timeshares can be great, but what if someone leaves you a timeshare in their will? Are you liable for an inherited timeshare and all th...

Hiding Assets from Medicaid? Just Don’t Do It.

Aug 7, 2020

Hiding assets from Medicaid may be tempting. After all, most people cannot afford between $8,000 and $10,000 a month out of their own p...

Bill Henry Talks Blended Family Estate Planning on KHOW

Jul 24, 2020

Blended Family Estate Planning R&H founding attorney Bill Henry talked with KHOW about blended family estate planning. Blended fami...

Understanding Colorado Financial Power Of Attorney

Jul 2, 2020

Who will step in to make financial decisions for you if your become incapacitated or disabled? A financial power of attorney defines th...

Can You Own a Ferrari & Qualify for Medicaid?

May 19, 2020

If you or your loved one has an expensive car, can you keep it and still get Medicaid to help pay for the nursing home? Elder law attor...

How to Pay Family Caregivers Without Delaying Medicaid Eligibility

May 13, 2020

Many people want to pay their family caregiver for their help. However, these payments can hinder future Medicaid eligibility if they&#...

How an Elder Law Attorney Can Help Your Family

May 11, 2020

Elder law is often confused for estate planning. That’s understandable since elder law and estate planning tend to be grouped int...

How to Afford the Nursing Home Without Selling Your House

Apr 30, 2020

Keep Your Home & Afford the Nursing Home It costs about $9,000 a month to receive care in a nursing home. Most people cannot afford...

How to Qualify for Medicaid Without Losing All Your Retirement

Apr 27, 2020

If your spouse or parent needs long-term care in a nursing home but they cannot afford the cost, he or she will need Medicaid to cover ...

Emergency Tax Extension: Learn About Tax Relief and More with Our 2020 Tax Cheat Sheet

Mar 20, 2020

The federal government is providing tax relief due to the COVID-19 pandeminc. Read on to learn more about the tax extension and how the...