CLE on Advance Directives For LGBT Adults

The ABA will sponsor a 1.5 hour live webinar and teleconference entitled, Advance Directives and Estate Planning for LGBT Adults, on Wednesday, April 17, 2013 from 1:00-2:30 PM EST. Provided below is a description of the event:

This program will give an overview of the unique issues that arise when doing advance care and estate planning for same-sex couples, including relationship recognition, document preparation, financing elder care, and the impact of possible changes in the legal landscape.  

Not only will the program address the basics of estate planning but the panelists will also discuss Medicaid spousal impoverishment protections, transfer tax concerns, and employer sponsored retirement plans.  Finally, the program will conclude with a discussion on the possible changes in the legal landscape, including the CMS letter allowing states to extend spousal impoverishment protections to same-sex couples and the pending DOMA case in the Supreme Court.