Financial Planning BANKRUPTCY IN THE AGE OF RETIREMENT RISING RATE OF SENIOR FILERS In 2011 a noted bankruptcy legal scholar at the University of Michigan Law School … December 5, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills INHERITANCE RIGHTS OF POSTHUMOUSLY CONCEIVED CHILDREN GROWING LEGAL ISSUE The federal Department of Health and Human Services estimates that there are currently approximately 600 000 frozen … December 5, 2015 3 MIN READ
Elder Law FINANCING LONG TERM CARE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS A DEPLETED INSURANCE MARKET Many of us will likely find a need at some point with help for basic … December 2, 2015 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, Financial Planning Advances on Pensions: Is It Predatory Lending? GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTING OFFICE INVESTIGATION On September 30 2015 the Government Accounting Office (GAO) issued a report following a 15 month … November 25, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection DISCRETIONARY TRUSTS PROTECT ASSETS FROM CREDITORS The Domestic Asset Protection Trust is becoming more and more popular lately in various jurisdictions. Alaska … November 24, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law FAIR HOUSING ACT IN SENIOR HOUSING CIVIL RIGHT ACTS DEALING WITH ELDER LAW MATTERS The Fair Housing Act of 1968 was one of the raft of … November 22, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Assumption of Potential Tax Liability May Affect Estate Planning GIFT TAX LIABILITY Gift tax liability and estate planning sometimes intersect. The tax Court case of Steinberg v. Commissioner 141 … November 21, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Caregiving PROTECTING SENIORS – UNDERSTANDING ELDER ABUSE NEW YORK LAW ON ELDER ABUSE New York much like every other state in the country has a system in … November 19, 2015 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
