Estate Planning, Wills Hollywood Tragedy: A Life Lost Unexpectedly 2016 will not relent in claiming high profile celebrities. This week’s death was as tragic as it was needless. Anton … June 28, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Senior Financial Exploitation Staying Away from Financial Elder Abuse A 90-year-old woman is a recent victim of elder abuse. The financial scammers hacked into the woman’s account and removed … July 7, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Eligibility Qualifying for Medicaid to Pay for Long-Term Care Spend-down. Look-back. Penalty Period. Uncompensated Transfer. These are just some of the terms Medicaid uses to determine eligibility for long-term … June 1, 2023 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Why Some Estate Plans Fail Clients become legally disabled when their treating physician determines that they are unable to handle their legal and financial affairs. … 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
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 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
