http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/ Published by Serafini, Michalowski & Derkacz en-us 2010-01-13T09:08:25-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2010/01/michigan_medicaid_law_and_aid.html It is important to understand the interplay between the Veteran's Administration (VA) Aid and Attendance (A&A) Benefits and state Medicaid law. Clients often come to our office in Sterling Heights after hearing about the A&A benefit through seminars organized by... Michigan Elder Law Jeffrey Michalowski 2010-01-13T09:08:25-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2010/01/michigan_state_alumni_seeking.html Our firm is pleased to announce that we have partnered with Spartan Nation as a sponsor of Michigan State University related news regarding Spartan Athletics. Through our sponsorship, we have become the "Official Law Firm of Spartan Nation". Spartan Nation... Firm Announcements Jeffrey Michalowski 2010-01-04T10:16:19-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/12/are_you_a_vietnam_vet_in_michi.html On October 13, 2009, VA Secretary Shinseki decided to establish service connection for Vietnam veterans with three conditions; Parkinson's, B cell leukemias, and ischemic heart disease. These join the already established conditions In the case of a surviving spouse, either... Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-12-01T10:51:28-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/12/a_note_on_service_related_bene.html Although many of you are, or can become, eligible for Non-Service Connected Pension Benefits (most commonly, Pension plus Aid & Attendance), there are many who would be better off applying for Service Connected Compensation. However, in order to ascertain which... VA Benefits Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-12-01T10:42:24-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/07/metro_detroit_hardships_lead_t.html Unfortunately, the sting of our economy in Detroit, with the struggles of the automotive industry, has reached beyond individual consumers and into seniors' pocketbooks. With the increase in unemployment, foreclosures and other difficult times, the Michigan State Department of Human... Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-07-27T09:23:00-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/07/paying_the_debts_of_a_deceased.html After a relative dies, the last thing grieving family members may expect are calls from debt collectors asking them to pay their loved one’s outstanding debts. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, a surviving... Michigan Elder Law Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-07-27T08:32:18-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/07/paying_the_debts_of_a_deceased_1.html After a relative dies, the last thing grieving family members may expect are calls from debt collectors asking them to pay their loved one’s outstanding debts. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the nation’s consumer protection agency, a surviving... Michigan Elder Law Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-07-27T08:32:18-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/06/if_you_have_questions_and_are.html Today I appeared on the "Ask Your Neighbor" radio show with Bob Allison. The topic that we discussed was the use of estate planning documents for disability and long term care planning. You can listen to the segment on the... Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-06-19T09:39:57-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/06/michigan_estate_probate_law_an_1.html Often times, I will work with families that are crisis planning. What does this mean? I define crisis planning as planning by a family that is in the process of assisting a loved one with an illness, injury, or disease.... Michigan Elder Law Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-06-18T09:15:04-06:00 http://www.militaryveteranattorney.com/2009/05/michigan_va_benefits_may_get_l.html The State of Michigan sponsored VA advocate and mediation will be defunct as of May 15, 2009. Gov. Granholm disbanded these service centers as part of the budget reduction. This means that if you have a question about VA services,... VA Benefits Jeffrey Michalowski 2009-05-14T08:58:24-06:00