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
Elder Law SOCIAL SECURITY SURVIVOR BENEFITS NEW RULES FOR SAME SEX COUPLES Social security survivor benefits may seem like a relatively straightforward issues to understand. Indeed … April 5, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes GENERATION SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX SEEMINGLY COMPLICATED The Generation skipping transfer tax seems complicated to understand and it absolutely should only be dealt with by … April 5, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder law estate planning Back to the Basics – Do Not Resuscitate Orders Advance Directives When determining the type of health care you wish to receive in the event that you are no … July 28, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, How Much Does an Estate to Go Through Probate? Planning your estate and having a last will and testament is important to ensuring your final wishes are carried out … September 12, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Deciding what State Law Should Apply to Your Trust There are a number of complex issues involving the creation and administration of a trust. One of these issues involves … August 23, 2019 2 MIN READ