Estate Planning, Financial Planning DOMA Ruling & Retirement for Same Sex Couples Much discussion around the Windsor case that struck down DOMA dealt with the estate tax. As a result of the … August 21, 2013 2 MIN READ
New York Elder Law Nationwide Nursing Home Report: New York Receives Failing Grade A non-profit group called “Families for Better Care” recently released a comprehensive report card that ranks the skilled nursing care … August 20, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills Issues with Family Vacation Homes Many New York families have vacation homes. While the reference often conjures up images of the super-wealthy wintering in palacial … August 19, 2013 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Blended Families Estate Planning, Estate Planning Reminder: More Estate Planning Opportunities for Couples After Windsor v U.S. A JDSupra post from last month offers a helpful reminder of the changing legal landscape for New York same sex … August 14, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Children on Famed Football Coach Challenge Will The State recently reported on another “will contest” involving a well-known South Carolina family. The story is an example of … August 12, 2013 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning WSJ on the “Re-Thinking” of New York Medicaid Drastic revisions to the New York Medicaid system have been well documented in recent years. Most attention relates to a … August 9, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Adding Candidates & Political Parties to Your Estate Plan How should you decide who you should name as beneficiaries in your estate planning documents? For many the answer is … August 8, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning Taxes & Withdrawal From Retirement Accounts Planning for retirement is rarely a simple task. For one thing a resident must carefully ask the basic question: How … August 7, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Gift tax, Trusts GRATs – A Good Idea in this Low Interest Rate Environment? A post over at Think Advisor last week provides some helpful insight into one financial and estate planning tool which … August 6, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Highs or Lows: Which is Best When Valuing Art and Collectibles? Art pieces and collectibles can often be difficult to price. After all the best and easiest way to price an … August 8, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law PARENTAL VISITATION LAWS – RIGHT TO VISIT PARENT OF ADULT CHILDREN ANOTHER CELEBRITY CASE MAKING CHANGES In the last few months that Casey Kasem had on this earth he was the … March 22, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, NY Elder Law Daughters Disproportionately Assume Elder Caregiver Role For Aging Parents An article yesterday at Forbes explored an issue that has been dubbed “the ticking time bomb of eldercare.” It is … October 18, 2011 2 MIN READ
