Asset Protection, Estate Planning Keeping Your Life and Assets Private Prince’s lack of estate planning in life has made quite a mess for his potential heirs as we have covered … September 14, 2016 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Massive Medicaid Fraud and Texas’ O.I.G Dollar Recovery Strategy Medicaid and Medicare frauds have been weighing heavily on states’ financial resources in the past years and New York is … July 31, 2012 3 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning Revoking Your New York Will People are taught to hang onto important documents. Every person is instructed to hold onto deeds mortgages bank records and … July 14, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts Think Twice Before Disinheriting A Child Families are complicated. No matter how well intentioned virtually all family histories include some situations dynamics and incidents that cause … August 2, 2013 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law NPR Story: Time to “Abolish” the Nursing Home It is no secret that the country is aging. More Americans are retiring and drifting into their golden years now … August 2, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Understanding “Portability” in Estate Planning The last major piece of federal tax legislation was the American Tax Relief Act (ATRA). It was signed by President … August 1, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning “Funeral Shopping” – The Basics Last week Forbes dove into a topic that families give little attention until the task is thrust upon them: picking … July 26, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Back to the Basics: Understanding Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts in New York The tremendous benefit of planning ahead for possible long-term care needs cannot be explained enough. The typical New York family … July 18, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning Are “Stretch IRAs” Going to be Phased Out? Structuring an estate plan to account for taxes can be a complex task. While state and federal estate taxes make … July 17, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Comptroller Claims New York Medicaid Still Rife with Waste News about potential fraud and waste within the New York Medicaid system keeps on coming. It seems as if every … July 16, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Probate, Wills Update: Gandolfini’s Estate Faces Huge Estate Tax Liability Last week we discussed the recently unearthed will of former Sopranos star James Gandolfini. The document was filed with a … July 15, 2013 2 MIN READ
Adoption to Avoid Taxes — When Marriage Is Not Open to Same Sex Couples The discrepancy in the law related to recognition of same sex unions may lead to some bizarre moves as part … July 11, 2013 2 MIN READ