Estate Planning Court Rules on Inter Vivos Gift The Eighth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals recently ruled on a case where an estate claimed that the decedent made … March 16, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Americans Feeling Better About Retirement Crisis In a report released last week by the National Institute on Retirement Security (NIRI) fewer Americans are concerned that they … March 10, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Probate Mentally Ill Man Kills Mother and Still Wants Inheritance In 2010 John Armstrong killed his eighty year old mother Joan Armstrong by bashing her head in with a brick … March 10, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning When Heirs Fight Over Sentimental Assets Robin Williams’ widow and his children from previous marriages were in court more than eight months after his death arguing … March 6, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Court Rules on Proper Interpretation of Will The Georgia Supreme Court recently ruled on what was the proper interpretation of a will that appeared to leave an … March 5, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Money Moves to Help You Leave a Legacy Most people do not believe that they can leave a legacy for their heirs because the word is usually tied … March 2, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Managing Health Care Costs with Crowdfunding While some say that it takes a village to raise a child others are now saying that it takes a … March 2, 2015 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Probate Court Applies Disentitlement Doctrine in Estate Lawsuit This case centered on a dispute over the administration of a family trust as well as the interpretation of trust … February 26, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Chinese Elite Fighting for Palliative Care Families of China’s political elite and senior Communist Party leaders are now fighting for a more unusual cause: the right … February 26, 2015 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
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
