Newspaper Column The Young Family Estate Plan (yfep) Parents of young children often overlook the need to plan for death or disability. Many believe they don’t have enough … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Planning For And Executing Inheritances (part One) Most families choose to leave the inheritance “to my children in equal shares, per stirpes.” Per stirpes is Latin meaning … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Avoiding New York Estate Taxes The estate tax exemption for New York residents was $5.93 million in 2021 and, since it is indexed to inflation, … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Avoiding Elder Financial Abuse Recently, the Internet Crime Complaint Center of the FBI reported almost ten thousand complaints involving tech scams targeting older adults … September 30, 2025 1 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Leaving Assets To Spendthrift Children Today, middle class people are leaving hundreds of thousands of dollars or more to their children. Often, parents are concerned … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column The Elder Law Power Of Attorney A power of attorney allows someone you choose as "agent" to handle your legal and financial affairs, most often if … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Cashing In Your Life Insurance Policy Everyone knows that you may surrender a life insurance policy at any time for the "cash surrender value". However, a … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (”mapt”) For those who don't qualify for long-term care insurance or can't afford it, The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust ("MAPT") can … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column The Five Perils Estate Planning Avoids With the number of elderly disabled skyrocketing as life expectancies continue to increase, each of us need a plan for … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
