Long Term Care Planning, Senior Health Care New Database to Search New York Nursing Home Statistics Sunshine is often the best medicine–particularly when it comes to worries about quality of care and value of public services. … March 18, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Family Offers Example of Need for Clear End of Life Planning As with all aspects of estate planning one of the biggest mistakes that families continue to make is assuming that … March 15, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning House GOP Proposal & Medicaid As most know the March 1st “sequester” cut deadline came and went without much serious action by policymakers to avert … March 14, 2013 2 MIN READ
Financial Planning, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Trusts Editorial Calls for Preserving Medicaid Spousal Refusal in New York It is not easy for many local residents to understand all of the ins and out of the Medicaid program. … March 12, 2013 2 MIN READ
Blended Families Estate Planning, Estate Planning Fighting to Care for the Ailing Zsa Zsa Gabor It is often argued that estate planning is necessary to prevent family feuding in the aftermath of a passing. Disagreements … March 11, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes DOMA Case Update: Amicus Briefs Mount in New York Couple’s Case We have frequently discussed the federal law known as the Defense of Marriage Act. Passed in 1996 the law essentially … March 7, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid Planning Women May Pay More for Long-Term Care Insurance Many of the changes and new rules associated with health insurance as part of the “Affordable Care Act” (Obamacare) will … March 5, 2013 2 MIN READ
Irrevocable Trust, Long Term Care Planning, NY Elder Law, Senior Health Care Low Expectations for Federal Long-Term Care Commission Last year federal legislation was passed affecting elder care issues. In particular the new law eliminated a floundering attempt to … March 1, 2013 2 MIN READ
Blended Families Estate Planning, Trusts James Brown Estate Battle Rages On — Supreme Court Rejects Compromise The more assets that are at stake following a passing the higher the risk that others might pursue all available … February 28, 2013 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Avoiding New York Estate Taxes The estate tax exemption for New York residents was $5.93 million in 2021 and, since it is indexed to inflation, … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Overcoming the Challenge of Undue Influence It’s not an uncommon story. In their final years or months a loved one decides to leave a large amount … December 7, 2020 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills The Danger of Unrestricted Bequests and Gifts The Inheritance Left To University of New Hampshire By A Long Time Library Employee Was Spent In A Way That … October 11, 2016 2 MIN READ
