Asset Protection, Estate Planning When Your Attorney Is a Potential Witness in Surrogate Court WITNESS ADVOCATE RULE In New York as well as perhaps every other jurisdiction an attorney may not serve as an … November 16, 2015 2 MIN READ
Pet Trust PLANNING FOR YOUR PETS IN YOUR ESTATE NEW YORK TRUSTS FOR PETS Some animals are undoubtedly beloved pets. They provide us with love and companionship while there … November 12, 2015 0 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law What is Lost After Diagnosis of Dementia LEGAL RIGHTS The highly charged trial of former Iowa legislature Henry V. Rayhons is now over. Five months ago jurors … November 7, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning Lacking in Mental Capacity and Family Who Decides On June 24 2015 a trial Court in California invalidated a California law as unconstitutional which created a default surrogate … November 6, 2015 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law LONG TERM COMMUNITY CARE REPORT CARD 2015 REPORT ON LONG TERM COMMUNITY CARE FACILITY SAFETY AND INTEGRITY On April 21 2015 the Long Term Care Community … November 4, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning What Of My Estate Planning If Move to Another Jurisdiction? Say you live here in New York and made significant plans to avoid probate. You have a will own a … November 3, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning CAN AN HEIR BORROW AGAINST INHERITANCE? Perhaps your prodigal child wants to start a law firm or a medical practice and needs start up funding. You … October 31, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN ESTATE PLANNING Intellectual property is an umbrella term that includes several different specific areas of the law. Trademark law patent law copyright … October 29, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Probate Back to the Basics – Probate Administration The death of a loved one is an especially traumatic event. Lives can be upended and … October 25, 2015 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
