Asset Protection, Blended Families Estate Planning BACK TO BASICS: WRAP AROUND PLAN FOR ALL CONTINGENCIES – ADVANCED MEDICAL DIRECTIVES As the new year opens it is a good time to review all of your legal estate planning decisions and … January 26, 2016 3 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning MORE ON ELDER ABUSE – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE Throughout the twentieth century the Federal government took various legal steps to positively impact the lives … January 22, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law Adult Protective Services in New York – Goal to Protect Vulnerable Seniors New York along with every other state most United States administered territories and even The Bureau of Indian Affairs for … January 19, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning, Medicaid Trusts BANKRUPTCY AND MEDICARE – A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER IS A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER The Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion on a case with a unique factual scenario almost three … January 16, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Wills Disinherited Heirs Not Always a Surprise It happens often enough that a parent for many reasons decides to disinherit one several or all of his/her children. … January 15, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning ABLE ACCOUNT LAW CHANGES BROADENING PROTECTIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNING On December 19 2014 President Obama signed into law a number of tax and financial measures to extend certain tax … January 12, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning PRETERMITTED OR OMITTED CHILDREN NOT ADDRESSED IN A WILL Contrary to the European model American parents are legally free to disinherit their children but at the same time they … January 11, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ABLE ACT ACCOUNTS AND SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS WHAT IS BEST FIT Both an ABLE Act account and a special needs trusts try to accomplish essentially the same … January 8, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Wills LET GO OF MY INHERITANCE – INTERFERENCE WITH AN EXPECTANCY WRONGFUL INTERFERENCE WITH WILL It is known by many different names depending on the state and the era. Most recently … January 6, 2016 2 MIN READ
