Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Probate Siblings Inheritance Feud Turns Criminal Estate planning attorneys frequently urge residents to be careful about creating long-term plans to avoid family feuding. Careful consideration of … May 14, 2013 2 MIN READ
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
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
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills Will Does Not Revoke Previous Transfer of Property to Trust BEST LAID PLANS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK OUT A case with an interesting factual background came out of Texas recently. … April 25, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder law estate planning, Estate Planning, Healthcare Decisions, Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Trusts The Medicaid Look-Back Period: Proactive Planning vs. Crisis Management Doctors and other professionals may forget to ask caregivers how they are coping with the care of another. Queries such … June 16, 2026 5 MIN READ
