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Elder Law Issues with Second Marriages

Our New York elder law estate planning lawyers understand that handling long-term planning issues can be particularly delicate when there are second marriages involved. However, it is in these situations, with blended families, when this sort of planning is absolutely critical. Many adult children have natural concern when their parent…

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Advocates Call for More GLBT Friendly Senior Housing Options

Many writers have taken to calling the upcoming wave of baby boomer retirements as the “silver tsunami.” Like real tsunamis, the demographic shift is expected to have many ripple effects in communities across the country. Each New York elder law attorney at our firm has seen first-hand the challenges faced…

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Home Care Workers and the Minimum Wage Controversy

Local seniors obtain peace of mind knowing that they will be able to receive late-in-life care in an ideal setting and that the care will be of top quality. These simple goals should not be out of reach for any elder community member. However each New York elder law attorney…

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Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration For U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging

Each New York elder law attorney at our firm understands that maximizing the quality of life for local seniors requires both proper individual planning and common sense elder law policy proposals at the local, state, and federal levels. On the planning side, all local residents should visit with a New…

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AARP Release new “Aging in Place” Survey

This month the AARP’s Public Policy Institute, in conjunction with the National Conference of State Legislatures, released a new report that is of direct applicability to all those concerned about their New York long-term care plans. Entitled, “Aging in Place: A State Survey of Livability Policies and Practices,” the project…

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Critics Share Concerns About Federal Proposals Amid Retirement Security Crisis

The Nieman Watchdog–Harvard’s journalism faculty blog–recently published a commentary speaking to the looming “retirement crisis” and the problems with the federal government’s current approach to dealing with it. The author notes that retirement planning is not what it used to be as many workers today are “facing a grim future…

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Advocates Call on Governor Cuomo to Save Senior Centers

Last Thursday a group of elder care advocates, seniors, and local politicians held an event to raise awareness of the possible closure of area senior centers. According to a report in Staten Island Live, the gathering was specifically called to ask Governor Cuomo to refrain from making changes to state…

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Governor Cuomo Warns of Potential Effects of “Super Committee” Stalemate

All those with an eye toward New York Medicaid planning have been closely following the actions of the federal “Super Committee.” This unique federal, bipartisan committee was charged with coming up with a long-term federal deficit reduction plan totaling $1.2 trillion over 10 years. Failure to reach an agreement on…

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Governor Cuomo Declares November As New York Caregiver Recognition Month

Last week the Director of the New York State Office for the Aging held the first-ever New York Caregiving and Respite Coalition Conference. Over 120 participants attended the event, which was meant to honor all those family members across the state who provide vital services to their friends and family…

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Authorities Often Act Too Late to Prevent Elder Financial Abuse

The Bellingham Herald discussed an often overlooked but vital matter that is of serious concern to our New York elder law estate planning attorneys: elder financial exploitation. Our work helping local residents avoid the probate process, save taxes, and plan for disability, involves elements of trust and relationship-building. Yet, we…

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