Asset Protection, Caregiving Department of Justice Announces Charges in $500 Million Elder Fraud Schemes The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced hundreds of indictments against individuals engaged in often elaborate schemes to defraud hundreds … March 27, 2018 2 MIN READ
Caregiving Signs of Guardianship Abuse The co-founder of Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianship recently organized a town hall meeting about guardianship. The topic of the … October 24, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Creating a Financial Power of Attorney in New York While none of us expect to become so ill we cannot manage our own affairs we should nonetheless prepare contingencies … October 18, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, What Types of Cases to New York Surrogate’s Courts Handle? New York’s Surrogate’s Courts handle a wide variety of civil issues mostly related to trusts and estates guardianship and adoption. … October 15, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Inter Vivos Trusts – The Benefits of Creating a Living Trust In New York state individuals can place their estate into a trust to distribute to beneficiaries and thereby avoid lengthy … October 11, 2017 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Caregiving, What are Advance Directives for Healthcare? Advance directives for health care are legal documents that ensure an individual’s wishes are carried out if he or she … September 16, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, What is Considered a Small Estate in New York Probate Court? In New York estates with real property valued at less than $30 000 are considered “small estates” and may be … August 22, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Settling Trust Debts Before Distributing Assets Creating a living trust is an excellent way to avoid having assets pass through probate courts and create showdowns for … July 14, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving June is Elder Abuse Awareness Month According to the Council on Elder Abuse as few as one in 24-cases of elder abuse go reported to the … June 28, 2017 2 MIN READ
