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
Caregiving, Elder Law HOME CARE SERVICES IN NEW YORK STATE IN HOME PERSONAL ASSISTANTS If you already have New York Medicaid you may be eligible for managed long term care … March 29, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills THE CLAT – STRANGE NAME GREAT PLAN CHARITABLE LEAD ANNUITY TRUST There are many great estate planning strategies that allow a person to avoid or lower estate … March 28, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law MEDICARE AND HOSPICE CARE FOCUS ON COMFORT Hospice care is intended to ensure that those who are in the final stages of a terminal … March 25, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Living Trusts Understanding the Superfund A 529 Account 529 ACCOUNTS Estate planning is the legal strategy by which one generation transfers wealth to the next which involves an … March 24, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law PARENTAL VISITATION LAWS – RIGHT TO VISIT PARENT OF ADULT CHILDREN ANOTHER CELEBRITY CASE MAKING CHANGES In the last few months that Casey Kasem had on this earth he was the … March 22, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Living Trusts Money in IRA May Be Left Directly to Heirs ot to Trusts MONEY LEFT IN IRA AT TIME OF PASSING NOT SUBJECT TO NORMAL IRA RULES This blog previously discussed the Supreme … March 18, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law NURSING HOME EVICTIONS LEADING COMPLAINT ABOUT NURSING HOME IS EVICTIONS On February 25 2016 National Public Radio (NPR) ran a story about what … March 17, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law MAJOR NURSING HOME CASE TESTING MANDATORY ARBITRATION CLAUSE CASE OF POTENTIALLY NATIONAL IMPORTANCE REPORTED IN NEW YORK TIMES On August 21 2009 a tragic event occurred at a … March 15, 2016 3 MIN READ
Caregiving Trust Settlement & Disbursement after Beneficiary Death Upon the happening of an event described in a trust whether it is a term being met a beneficiary reaching … November 2, 2016 2 MIN READ
New York Elder Law New York Rules to the Private Foundation as “Trust” In New York the admirable and highly instrumental private foundation is well-recognized means to venerable ends. Indeed in 2017 the … June 11, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Back to Basics: No Contest Clause in New York Wills One of the many goals of estate planning is to limit the amount of fighting that will occur once a … June 10, 2016 2 MIN READ