Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning New Report Explores State of Medicaid Following Affordable Care Act As the first wave of healthcare insurance enrollment ends as part of the Affordable Care Act observers are quick to … April 10, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts Developments with the New York Estate Tax We often discuss the importance for local families to account for the New York estate tax. Far more media coverage … April 9, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning April is Financial Literacy Month – Plan for Your Future In the spirit of raising awareness of sound money management April is officially deemed “National Financial Literacy Month.” The U.S. … April 8, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Guardianship Law To Go in Effect in New York “Granny Snatching” is probably not a term you are familiar with hearing. But believe it or not over the years … April 7, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning Alzheimer’s Medical Testing & Long-Term Care Insurance Rather extraordinary claims were recently made by researchers in a Nature Medicine article that may forever change the long-term care … April 4, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts Do Not Act Too Quickly After a Passing Much of estate planning involves preparations that can streamline matters in the aftermath of a death. The probate process can … April 2, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Senior Health Care Outrage After Seniors Kicked Out of New York Nursing Home Elder care advocates are understandably up in arms following reports about questionable evictions from a Brooklyn facility catering to seniors. … April 1, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Federal Estate Tax “Portability” – Should It Always Be Used? The idea of “portability” is an important part of many estate plans. Portability is technically an informal word referring to … March 27, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills Don’t Leave Your Planning Up to a Coin Toss A headline-grabbing story last week in the New York Post offers a good reminder of the need to be crystal … March 25, 2014 2 MIN READ