Elder Law Can I Get Kicked Out of My Assisted Living Home? A recent story out of Virginia recently received a great deal of national attention. An 83-year-old grandmother of five and … December 15, 2019 2 MIN READ
Elder Law When Should You Get A POLST Order? Is an advance directive enough to ensure that your wishes are followed when you cannot express them because of disease … December 5, 2019 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Changes to Nursing Home Compare Facility Information Earlier this month the Center for Medicare Advocacy and the Long Term Care Community Coalition made a joint announcement regarding … November 27, 2019 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Can Debt Collectors and Creditors Garnish My Retirement Benefits? More seniors than ever are carrying high debt into retirement. Managing high debt simultaneously with managing the cost of daily … November 17, 2019 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning Understanding the Differences Between Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts Adding trust instruments to your estate plan can help a surviving spouse and other beneficiaries have access to assets while … November 4, 2019 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Mistakes to Avoid When Establishing Trusts We’ve been examining adding a revocable (a/k/a living or inter vivos) trust or irrevocable trust to your estate plan. Trust … October 28, 2019 4 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Elder law estate planning How to Deal with Out-of-State Assets in an Estate Plan It is not uncommon in our region for people to own real property outside of New York State. Increasingly people … October 12, 2019 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Safeguarding Estate Planning Documents Clients call this law firm asking for a copy of their will or other estate planning documents because they cannot … October 8, 2019 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning Do You and Your Partner Have Identical Wishes Regarding Your Assets? Some couples approach their estate planning lawyer seeking advice on creating a joint will. Generally the estates lawyer will frown … October 4, 2019 2 MIN READ