Asset Protection ELDER PROTECTION AND ABUSE PREVENTION ACT FEDERAL DEFINITION OF ELDER ABUSE AND FEDERAL RESPONSE In these United States it is often that many things are left … April 22, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning SPLIT ANNUITY FOR ESTATE PLANNING HYBRID PLANNING TOOL – COMPOUND INTEREST AND IMMEDIATE PAYOUT There are some retirement strategies that people engage in that have … April 21, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Caregiving INTERSTATE ADULT GUARDIANSHIPS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY Guardians across the country are beginning to grapple with a larger phenomena of life in these United … April 19, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Joint Spousal Trust NOT AS USEFUL BUT STILL GOOD TO HAVE This blog has explored the issues revolving around an ABC trust in … April 15, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law How Does the Death of a Spouse Affect Medicaid Eligbility NEED FOR UPDATED ESTATE PLANNING WHEN ONE SPOUSE GOES INTO NURSING HOME When one spouse goes into a nursing home … April 14, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning Estate Planning for New York’s Estate Tax GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS Most people are aware that April 15 is tax day. That simply means that you … April 13, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning How to Assure an Estate Battle HUGUETTE CLARK AS EXEMPLAR The last member of the gilded age passed away just a few years ago. Huguette Clark’s life … April 11, 2016 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning MEDICARE’S OBSERVATIONAL STATUS SOME LIMITED RELIEF Patients who rely on Medicare sometimes experience sticker shock after being released from the hospital only to … April 8, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Living Trusts What is a Crummey Trust STRANGE NAME GREAT CONCEPT A person is entitled to gift up to $14 000 per year without incurring any gift … April 7, 2016 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
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
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