Newspaper Column Planning For And Executing Inheritances (part Two) Some children have received significant help from parents during their lifetimes while others haven’t. Many parents choose the “forgiveness provision” … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Legacy Planning Legacy Planning Some thirty-five years ago your writer was taught that estate planning is about getting your assets to whom you want … April 24, 2025 1 MIN READ
Estate Planning Ettinger Law Firm – The Prequel This being our 35th anniversary your writer thought it might be of some interest to our readers just how Ettinger … April 8, 2025 7 MIN READ
Irrevocable Trust Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Myths Why don’t more people do the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT)? The answer is that clients often get the wrong … February 11, 2025 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes The Santa Clause in Estate Planning — 2025 The current New York estate tax exemption stands at $7.16 million while the Federal exemption is at $13.99 million. While … January 11, 2025 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Tax and Medicaid Law Changes for 2025 For 2025 the exemptions for estate taxes rise to $7.16 million for New York estate taxes and to $13.99 million … January 10, 2025 2 MIN READ
Aging Planning for Single Relative Living Alone If you have a son daughter sister brother or parent living alone for whom you are responsible and they unfortunately … November 8, 2024 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Planning Home Care with Community Medicaid To qualify for community based Medicaid meaning receiving medical care in the home an individual cannot make more than $1 … October 30, 2024 2 MIN READ
Financial Planning, Inheritance Trusts Leaving an IRA to a Trust An IRA may not be transferred to a trust without causing the whole IRA to be taxed. The “I” in … October 10, 2024 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Steve Jobs Likely Paid No Estate Taxes By Using Trusts in Estate Plans News spread quickly last week of the death of Steve Jobs the popular technology guru who pioneered so many technological … October 12, 2011 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning New Law Allows Owners to be Buried with Pets All across the country there are cemeteries for people and cemeteries for pets. Virginia has become the third state in … September 27, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Turcott v. Estate of Clarence D. Bates: Unjust Enrichment and How to Avoid It The Idaho Supreme Court recently affirmed a court’s award of damages for unjust enrichment. The case Turcott v. Estate of … July 25, 2019 2 MIN READ
