Asset Protection, Charitable Remainder Trust Establishing a Charitable Trust as Part of Your Estate Plan Trusts can be used as a useful tool in your estate plan to accomplish a variety of goals. One example … September 25, 2015 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection Dealing with Personal Property in Your Estate Plan When you create an estate plan you face many decisions. One of those decisions will be how you should divide … September 18, 2015 3 MIN READ
Elder Law Tax Planning for Required Minimum Distributions Not all investments are created equal. You investment portfolio may include a 401(k) individual retirement account pension plan or deferred … September 16, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Making College Savings a Part of Your Estate Plan Saving for the cost of your child’s or grandchild’s college education can be intimidating. Participating in a qualified tuition program … September 15, 2015 2 MIN READ
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
Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning Spousal Refusal – Just Say No Spousal refusal is a legally valid Medicaid planning option in New York. By way of background certain income and assets … April 12, 2024 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 What are the Rules for Medicaid Asset Transfer in New York? Medicaid is a terrific program designed to help older Americans pay for the cost of their prescription medication hospital care … May 12, 2017 2 MIN READ