Estate Planning Estate Planning for Childless Couples: Assigning Power of Attorney Couples without children have two main tasks when it comes to estate planning: the first is determining how to distribute … December 3, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Bullying and Conflict in Nursing Homes New research released last week reported that conflict and violence among nursing home residents is widespread and that extremely high … December 2, 2014 3 MIN READ
Elder Law LGBT Spouses Denied Social Security Survivors’ Benefits Grieving LGBT spouses who recently lost a loved one are being dealt another harsh blow by the Social Security Administration … November 27, 2014 3 MIN READ
Estate Planning Five Reasons for Parents to Share Estate Plans Many parents with adult children find the idea of discussing their estate plans uncomfortable embarrassing or unnecessary. Few parents want … November 26, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning How Naming Rights Can Go Wrong For wealthy donors who wish to put their name on a building beware. There can be a lot of disappointment … November 25, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Avoid the Estate Planning Aggregator Scam One estate planning scam is growing in popularity for people who are looking to begin crafting their estate plan and … November 21, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Creating an Estate Plan for Your Treasures One New York resident now 65 years old and in retirement has amassed a Las Vegas chip collection worth an … November 19, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Bracing for an Increase in Falls with Our Elderly As the population ages and people live longer the number of elderly Americans who fall and suffer serious injuries or … November 18, 2014 2 MIN READ
Special Needs Trust Back to Basics: Special Needs Trusts If your loved one has special needs or development disabilities you may want to consider establishing a special needs trust. … November 17, 2014 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
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
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
