Estate Planning Back to the Basics – Avoiding Disputes Over Your Estate Without you around to clarify your testamentary intent those receiving property and likely those intentionally omitted from your will might … September 12, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Nursing Home Contracts: Before You Sign On the Dotted Line At some point in your life you or a loved one may need full time care in a nursing home … September 12, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Dealing With Lost Wills Some clients may ask “what happens if we lose the original will; is the court still going to let it … September 7, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Prepaid Burial Expenses: An Often Overlooked Part of Medicaid Planning When planning for the possibility of eventual nursing home admission the key is not so much building up assets but … September 3, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law New York Nursing Homes Beware – Medicaid Fraud Under Fire New York’s Attorney General Eric Schneiderman unveiled a sweeping Fraud Control Unit designed to target healthcare providers who abuse the … August 27, 2015 3 MIN READ
Estate Planning Court Says Breach of Contract to Create Will is a Statutory Probate Claim Although most couples make similar wills that leave their estate to their children and other loved ones some may have … August 26, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Preserving Your Virtual Legacy (Social Media) Today everything is online. People build complex virtual realities through social media professional and personal websites and even dating sites. … August 20, 2015 3 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Planning The Happiest and Healthiest Careers to Retire From Forbes loves to tell us who the happiest workers are or what the healthiest careers are. But no one seems … August 20, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning 3 Reasons Why Your Attorney Absolutely Loves Legal Zoom In this tight economy people are always looking for value. Budget options are popping up in every industry from substandard … August 18, 2015 3 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
