Elder Law, Senior Financial Exploitation Massive Elder Scam Cost Seniors Nearly $6 Million On the whole studies continue to show that seniors citizens are more “trusting” than younger demographics. Sadly that trust is … May 13, 2013 2 MIN READ
Blended Families Estate Planning, Estate Planning Children-Out-of-Wedlock and Inheritance Feuding The more complex a family arrangement the more tailored estate plan is likely needed. For local residents this often takes … May 9, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning, Senior Health Care Is New York Ready For Boom in Old Age? The Post-Star recently published a story with the provocative headline: “Old Age is Coming and We Are Not Ready.” The … May 8, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Landmark Medicaid Study on Effect of Program Expansion The results of a comprehensive new research effort on Medicaid’s effects on low-income residents was just published in the New … May 6, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid Eligibility New York Nursing Home Evacuation Plans The reverberations of Hurricane Sandy’s impact on the city are far from finished. We will be cleaning up and adapting … May 3, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning NY Medicaid Supported Adult Day Care Suspended Following Fraud Concerns Last week we shared information about the revelations in the New York Times that efforts to curb New York Medicaid … April 30, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Wills Developments in Anthony Marshall Case – Brooke Astor Estate Fiasco Celebrity estate planning complications and feuds are often used to illustrate basic planning principles or common problems. Perhaps none of … April 29, 2013 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Managed-Care Medicaid in New York A New York Times article this week took a look at the consequences of a Medicaid change engineered by Governor … April 26, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Wills The DuPont Case Mental Illness and Wills Residents are often warned to complete their estate planning–wills and trusts–before it is “too late.” Most assume that the planning … April 26, 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
