Key Takeaways VA Aid and Attendance and housebound benefits can significantly offset assisted living costs in Mississippi, including care in and around Clinton, MS, where costs run well below the national average. Veterans must first qualify for a basic VA pension before accessing enhanced attendance benefits, which requires documenting medical need such as help with [...]
If you do not have a plan in place, Mississippi law - not your family - decides what happens to everything you have worked for. I am Ron Morton, a certified elder law attorney at Morton Law Firm in Clinton, MS, and I help families across central Mississippi avoid exactly that outcome. Key Takeaways A [...]
Key Takeaways A Mississippi special needs trust lets families provide extra financial support for a loved one with mental or physical disabilities without jeopardizing their SSI or Medicaid benefits. Assets held in the trust are not counted toward the $2,000 resource limit that determines government benefits eligibility. I am Certified Elder Law Attorney Ron Morton [...]
If you're reading this, chances are you or someone you love is facing questions about how to pay for long term care without losing everything your family has worked for. I'm Ron Morton, a Certified Elder Law Attorney at Morton Law Firm in Clinton, MS, and I help Mississippi families navigate these decisions every single [...]
I'm Ron Morton, a Certified Elder Law Attorney at Morton Law Firm in Clinton, Mississippi. One of the most common fears I hear from families is that the state will take their home after a loved one passes away. Let me walk you through exactly how medicaid estate recovery works in Mississippi, what protections exist, [...]
I'm Ron Morton, a Certified Elder Law Attorney with the Morton Law Firm in Clinton, Mississippi. This article gives you a plain-English overview of how Mississippi probate works in 2026 - no complicated legal jargon, just the information your family needs. Key Takeaways The Chancery Court handles all probate cases in the county of residence, [...]
When a loved one passes away, one of the most common questions I hear from families across Mississippi is whether they'll be stuck paying someone else's debt - especially credit card balances. The short answer gives most people real relief: you almost certainly will not inherit debt from a parent or relative. But the details [...]
Key Takeaways The first signs of dementia often include disruptive short-term memory loss, confusion with time or place, difficulty planning or problem-solving, trouble with familiar tasks, and personality changes. Early indicators of dementia typically manifest as subtle changes in memory, language, spatial awareness, and behavior that gradually disrupt an individual’s daily life. I’m Ron Morton, [...]
Key Takeaways An elder law firm focuses on seniors, long term care, medicaid planning, public benefits, and protection for loved ones and their assets. Early planning-ideally 3–5 years before nursing home care is needed-can preserve more savings, care choices, and peace of mind. Elder law attorneys use legal strategies such as wills, trusts, powers of [...]
Key Takeways A medicaid asset protection trust can help Mississippi families preserve assets, including a primary residence, while planning for future medicaid benefits. A MAPT is an irrevocable trust created during life; for medicaid eligibility purposes, assets transferred correctly may no longer be treated as your countable asset after the look back period. Effective medicaid [...]
