Caregiving, Long Term Care Planning, New York Elder Law, NY Elder Law Onondaga County Officially Transfers Ownership of Nursing Home to Private Firm The changing face of New York nursing home care continued this weekend as another county officially got out of the … December 6, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Would Changes to Charitable Tax Deductions Affect American Gifting? Many New York residents make charitable giving a part of their estate plan. Whether for estate tax benefits to pass … December 4, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts New Decision on Valuation of New York LLC for Estate Tax Purposes Last month the United States tax court issues a decision in a case which caught the eye of many involved … December 2, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Congressman on Future of Estate Tax At the beginning of 2013 a federal compromise was reached which seemed to put to rest the uncertainty surrounding the … November 27, 2013 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, New York Elder Law New Tech Tools Changing Elder Care The look and feel of elder care in the United States is changing. In the distant past most care was … November 25, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Stepping in to Prevent Elder Self-Neglect Elder neglect is a concern for all New York families. When conducting long-term care planning at the forefront of many … November 18, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Does Dementia Affect the Validity of a Will? If a family is dragged into a drawn-out court battle over an estate planning issue chances are it is a … November 14, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Many Same-Sex Couples Still Need to Update Plans Post-DOMA As we have mentioned many times before in June of 2013 the Supreme Court’s decision regarding the Defense of Marriage … November 7, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Ineligible Patients Enrolled in Medicaid Program by Agency in NY The New York Medicaid system is the largest in the nation. As most know Medicaid is a joint federal-state program … November 6, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Lessons Learned from In re the Purported Will of Moore An appellate court recently decided the In re the Purported Will of Moore case which involved an appeal from an … June 3, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Divorce vs. Disinherit: Beware the Elective Share Once upon a time there were these somewhat sexist laws called “dower and curtesy.” These laws applied to the specific … August 5, 2015 3 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elders Caring for Spouses with Alzheimer’s Must Plan for Their Future Anyone with a spouse stricken by Alzheimer’s disease knows exactly how devastating the condition is on the patient and how … June 5, 2017 2 MIN READ