Elder law estate planning, Estate Planning Reasons to Revise Your Estate Plan Estate planning is not written in stone. Instead estate plans should be revised and reconsidered when various major life events … May 19, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Book Review: “Successful Aging” by Daniel J. Levitin In his best-selling book “Successful Aging” Daniel J. Levitin Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (your writer’s … May 2, 2023 1 MIN READ
Aging, Wills Contesting a Will In order to contest a will the objectant must have “standing” meaning they would legally be entitled to a share … April 26, 2023 0 MIN READ
Estate Planning If You Don’t Understand the Plan You Don’t Have a Plan So many people who come in to see us do not understand the estate plan they have or do not … April 19, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Polypharmacy in Older Adults According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) polypharmacy is the use of multiple drugs to treat diseases and other … April 6, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Death with Dignity: Hospice Care The recent announcement by 98 year old Jimmy Carter our long-lived president that he was opting for hospice care at … March 14, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Battling the Epidemic of Loneliness According to former Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy MD loneliness poses real threats to both mental and physical health including … February 28, 2023 1 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Inheritance Trusts, Irrevocable Trust, Living Trusts, Medicaid Asset Protection Trust When Does a Trust Make Sense By now most people know that trusts avoid probate which is required with a will — if there are “probatable” … February 17, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Book Review: Let’s Talk About Death by Michael Hebb In his invitation and guide to life’s most important conversation as he puts it author Michael Hebb seeks to address … February 9, 2023 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning Spousal Refusal – Just Say No Spousal refusal is a legally valid Medicaid planning option in New York. By way of background certain income and assets … April 12, 2024 2 MIN READ
Elder Law What are the Rules for Medicaid Asset Transfer in New York? Medicaid is a terrific program designed to help older Americans pay for the cost of their prescription medication hospital care … May 12, 2017 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST PROPERTY TRUST QTIP TRUSTS – WHAT IS IT? In our society with divorces as common as it is many people would likely … November 30, 2015 2 MIN READ
