Caregiving, Elder Law Adult Guardianships Restoring Rights GUARDIANSHIP CAN BE VACATED As this blog has discussed in some detail in the past Adult Guardianship is a complicated … February 9, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning FEDERAL COURT EXCEPTION TO PROBATE JURISDICTION FEDERAL COURTS ARE COURTS OF LIMITED JURISDICTION There is little question that Federal Courts are courts of limited jurisdiction. If there … February 6, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law FEDERAL TAX EXEMPTION FOR ELDERLY DEPENDENTS EVERY LITTLE BIT COUNTS For those of among us who care for elderly parents or relatives you do it without … February 3, 2016 2 MIN READ
ARBITRATION CLAUSES IN WILL OR TRUST NEW YORK RULE ON ARBITRATION FOR PROBATE DISPUTES The idea of using quasijudicial means to settle disputes is as old … February 3, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning Planning for Married Medicaid Applicant’s Community Spouse – Community Spouse Income When a married person applies for Medicaid the government looks at the collected or pooled resources of the two to … February 1, 2016 2 MIN READ
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
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
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
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
Estate Planning The 3-Tier System Rule of Third-Party Access Under the Revised UFADAA Since ratification of the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (“RUFADAA”) in 2015 the guidelines for third-party access … September 30, 2018 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Avoiding New York Estate Taxes The estate tax exemption for New York residents was $5.93 million in 2021 and, since it is indexed to inflation, … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning The Role of the Stop Unfair Medicaid Recoveries Act Current federal regulations require Medicaid programs run by states to try to recoup the cost from estates of recipients who … April 18, 2022 2 MIN READ
