About Reg P. Wydeven

Hoping to follow in his father’s footsteps from a young age, Reg’s practice primarily consists of advising individuals on estate planning, estate settlement and elder law matters. As Reg represents clients in matters like guardianship proceedings and long-term care admissions, he feels grateful to be able to offer families thorough legal help in their time of need.

Possible Major Changes to Medicaid: What You Need to Know

The Proposed Bill and Its Goals The “Big Beautiful Bill,” passed by the House of Representatives in May and currently being discussed by Congress, may spell major changes for Medicaid. If adopted as it is now, eligibility for Medicaid will be drastically altered, potentially leaving millions without health insurance. The Bill’s primary purported goal, helping […]

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Cookie Cutter

Multiple employees at our office have daughters that are either in Brownies or the Girl Scouts. So, each year in our breakroom, you can find several sheets to buy cookies. I love peanut butter, but because my wife and son are allergic to peanuts, I can’t eat them at home. However, I can buy the […]

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Ready and Willing – No ABLE

In December of 2014, Congress adopted the Achieving a Better Life Experience Act, or ABLE Act. The Act permitted states to establish tax-advantaged savings accounts for individuals with disabilities to use for certain disability-related expenses. An ABLE account allows disabled individuals, or their loved ones, to set funds aside for the individuals’ needs without jeopardizing […]

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Elder Abuse

Today, June 15, is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The day was founded in 2006 by the International Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse and the World Health Organization and was adopted by the United Nations in 2011. It is a day to raise awareness and promote the prevention of elder abuse. Many organizations […]

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Eight is Enough

This summer marks my 35th year of playing softball with my buddies. Each new season is always bittersweet because we can’t help thinking about our shortstop, Brad, who passed away in 2020. We retired his jersey number 8, that he chose in honor of his idol, Cal Ripken, Jr. But Brad wasn’t the only one […]

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Foreign Object

When I think of Pepsi, I think of Americana. While its original logo was red and white, it started distributing its soda in red, white and blue cans in 1941 to support the U.S.’ World War II effort. The cola company sponsors the Super Bowl halftime show. The beverage has been endorsed by some of […]

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Harshing the Buzz

‘Fast Times at Ridgemont High’ was a landmark 1980s movie. In addition to introducing adolescent boys like me to Phebe Cates, the film also starred Sean Penn as stoner-surfer Jeff Spicoli. When a friend advised Spicoli to get a job to earn some money, he simply replied, “All I need are some tasty waves, a […]

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Don’t Poke the Bull

When I was a kid, I loved watching Looney Tunes cartoons. One of my favorites was ‘Bully for Bugs,’ which finds Bugs Bunny inadvertently ending up in a bullfighting ring on his way to a carrot festival. While asking the matador for directions, Bugs is butted by Toro the Bull and the fight is on. […]

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Flip-Flopped Ruling

A few years ago, my daughter got a great deal on some imitation Birkenstock sandals. Unfortunately, they hurt her feet and fell apart pretty quickly. I guess Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell were right when they sang, “ain’t nothing like the real thing, baby.” Johann Adam Birkenstock, a cobbler from Frankfurt, Germany, began making his […]

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Tiki Torched in Court

In 2016, Disney released the animated film ‘Moana.’ The movie is set in ancient Polynesia, and follows the adventures of the title character, the strong-willed daughter of a chief of a coastal village. When a blight strikes her island, Moana sets sail in search of Maui, a legendary demigod played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, […]

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