Since 2011, the estate tax has been portable between spouses. This means that a surviving spouse could use the exclusion that was allotted to their deceased spouse.

If you are assuming that your estate will be taxed by the federal government, you are in for a pleasant surprise. It is very likely that your family will pay absolutely nothing.

We practice in the Detroit area, and you can expect to pay around ($103,416) annually. The average length of stay is one year, and a married couple may be faced with two different rounds of nursing home costs.

It is a need-based program, so there is an asset limit that stands at $2000 in Michigan. However, this is a limit for countable assets; some things that you probably have in your possession that are not counted.