Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts Developments with the New York Estate Tax We often discuss the importance for local families to account for the New York estate tax. Far more media coverage … April 9, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning April is Financial Literacy Month – Plan for Your Future In the spirit of raising awareness of sound money management April is officially deemed “National Financial Literacy Month.” The U.S. … April 8, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Guardianship Law To Go in Effect in New York “Granny Snatching” is probably not a term you are familiar with hearing. But believe it or not over the years … April 7, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning Alzheimer’s Medical Testing & Long-Term Care Insurance Rather extraordinary claims were recently made by researchers in a Nature Medicine article that may forever change the long-term care … April 4, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts Do Not Act Too Quickly After a Passing Much of estate planning involves preparations that can streamline matters in the aftermath of a death. The probate process can … April 2, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Senior Health Care Outrage After Seniors Kicked Out of New York Nursing Home Elder care advocates are understandably up in arms following reports about questionable evictions from a Brooklyn facility catering to seniors. … April 1, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Federal Estate Tax “Portability” – Should It Always Be Used? The idea of “portability” is an important part of many estate plans. Portability is technically an informal word referring to … March 27, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills Don’t Leave Your Planning Up to a Coin Toss A headline-grabbing story last week in the New York Post offers a good reminder of the need to be crystal … March 25, 2014 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning, Senior Health Care Good News Following Ulster County Nursing Home Sale? The face of New York nursing home care has been changing in recent years. The traditional model of individual counties … March 21, 2014 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
Caregiving Signs of Guardianship Abuse The co-founder of Americans Against Abusive Probate Guardianship recently organized a town hall meeting about guardianship. The topic of the … October 24, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Overcoming the Challenge of Undue Influence It’s not an uncommon story. In their final years or months a loved one decides to leave a large amount … December 7, 2020 2 MIN READ
