Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Taking Advantage of the Estate Tax Portability Provision The estate tax exemption is slated to return to $5 million in 2026. For married individuals the exemption is considered … July 5, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Special Needs Trust What You Should Know About Creating a Special Trust for Your Elderly Loved One Many adults with special needs children routinely worry about how the child will survive when the parent can no longer … July 5, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder Law for the Gay Community, Long Term Care Planning The Stonewall Era of LGBTQ+ Elders Approaches Long-Term Care One new study found that many LGBTQ+ individuals worry that prejudices held by long-term care facility staff could continue placing … July 5, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Senior Health Care Health and Human Services Lengthens Deadline for State Improvements to Some Medicaid Services The Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services recently notified states that they … July 5, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning, Senior Health Care Audits Could Leave Many People Without Health Insurance State audits have the potential to impact 15 million individuals including 6 million children losing their health insurance. Some state … June 22, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning, Senior Health Care Postal Service Switches Retirement Benefits to Medicare Congressional efforts to revise the country’s mail service might come at the cost of an even more nuanced issue involving … June 22, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Popular Media, Technology Utilizing Estate Planning for the Digital Future People interested in estate planning are increasingly placing digital asset clauses in their estate planning documents. This unfortunately adds another … June 16, 2022 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Senior Health Care The Impact Covid Has on Long-Term Care Insurance Over the last few years Covid-19 has caused many people to think deeply about health issues. Now that the height … June 16, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning Deciding Whether Your Senior Loved One Needs an Elder Law Attorney Choosing to retain the services of an experienced elder law attorney is not a light decision but instead is often … June 16, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning The Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act and Estate Planning: Lessons Learned from Rickard v. Coulimore In the recent case of Rickard v. Coulimore the plaintiff purchased the subject residential real estate from a living trust. … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
International Trust Estate Planning a ‘Clifford Trust’ When planning an international trust a Clifford Trust will allow a grantor to transfer high net worth assets that produce … September 21, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Distinguishing Between the Types of Guardianship in New York While most of us are familiar with wills many people in New York are not certain about the role played … April 16, 2020 2 MIN READ
