Asset Protection, Blended Families Estate Planning BACK TO BASICS: WRAP AROUND PLAN FOR ALL CONTINGENCIES – ADVANCED MEDICAL DIRECTIVES As the new year opens it is a good time to review all of your legal estate planning decisions and … January 26, 2016 3 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning MORE ON ELDER ABUSE – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESPONSE Throughout the twentieth century the Federal government took various legal steps to positively impact the lives … January 22, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law Adult Protective Services in New York – Goal to Protect Vulnerable Seniors New York along with every other state most United States administered territories and even The Bureau of Indian Affairs for … January 19, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning, Medicaid Trusts BANKRUPTCY AND MEDICARE – A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER IS A FRAUDULENT TRANSFER The Eastern District of Virginia Bankruptcy Court issued an opinion on a case with a unique factual scenario almost three … January 16, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Wills Disinherited Heirs Not Always a Surprise It happens often enough that a parent for many reasons decides to disinherit one several or all of his/her children. … January 15, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning ABLE ACCOUNT LAW CHANGES BROADENING PROTECTIONS FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PLANNING On December 19 2014 President Obama signed into law a number of tax and financial measures to extend certain tax … January 12, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning PRETERMITTED OR OMITTED CHILDREN NOT ADDRESSED IN A WILL Contrary to the European model American parents are legally free to disinherit their children but at the same time they … January 11, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning DIFFERENCES BETWEEN ABLE ACT ACCOUNTS AND SPECIAL NEEDS TRUSTS WHAT IS BEST FIT Both an ABLE Act account and a special needs trusts try to accomplish essentially the same … January 8, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Wills LET GO OF MY INHERITANCE – INTERFERENCE WITH AN EXPECTANCY WRONGFUL INTERFERENCE WITH WILL It is known by many different names depending on the state and the era. Most recently … January 6, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Long Term Care Planning, New York Elder Law, NY Elder Law Onondaga County Officially Transfers Ownership of Nursing Home to Private Firm The changing face of New York nursing home care continued this weekend as another county officially got out of the … December 6, 2013 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills Will Does Not Revoke Previous Transfer of Property to Trust BEST LAID PLANS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK OUT A case with an interesting factual background came out of Texas recently. … April 25, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder law estate planning, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Trusts The Medicaid Look-Back Period: Proactive Planning vs. Crisis Management Doctors and other professionals may forget to ask caregivers how they are coping with the care of another. Queries such … June 16, 2026 5 MIN READ
