Estate Planning, Inheritance Trusts, Trusts Family Feuding Over High-Profile East Coast Cavern Dynasty Infighting over control of family assets is far from uncommon no matter the value of the holdings. History is replete … March 25, 2013 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning, NY Elder Law, Senior Health Care Audit Raises Questions About New York Medicaid Financial Situation Reuters published a story this week on the latest audit of the New York Medicaid system which has given leverage … March 22, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning Becoming a “Paradigm” of Financial Health Money is always at the top (or near it) of lists describing issues that most commonly bring stress into our … March 21, 2013 2 MIN READ
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, Elder law estate planning Who will Manage Your Affairs in the Event You are Incapacitated? No one likes to consider the fact that they may one day need help in managing their affairs but the … October 1, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law New York’s Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) Form In New York patients have the right to make many decisions about their end of life care and even appoint … September 22, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Should I Include Art and Collectible Assets in My Estate Plan? In 2017 reportedly 80 percent of all fine art collectors interviewed by the accounting consulting firm Deloitte thought art collections … June 20, 2018 2 MIN READ