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
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning DONATE MY BODY TO SCIENCE Donating an organ or even a whole body for scientific study or medical education is a relatively common event which … October 29, 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 Court Rules Payable-on-Death Accounts Not Part of Estate A Florida Court of Appeals sorted through a complicated question of bank accounts and estates in a case at the … March 30, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Business Succession, Business Ownership and Estate Planning: Recapitalization The estate planning process can be complex and confusing which is one of the reasons it is a good idea … April 15, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning The Risks of a Prepaid Funeral The usual story regarding issues with prepaid funerals is similar to this – one person purchases a prepaid funeral plan … June 17, 2014 2 MIN READ
