Asset Protection, Elder Law, Financial Planning, Long Term Care Planning Don’t Underestimate Medical Costs in Retirement The fiscal cliff crisis dominated the last month of 2012. Even though an agreement was reached on New Years Day … January 16, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Financial Planning Lottery Winnings Murder & Estate Planning The Daily Jeffersonian published a story recently on the bizarre details of a case involving a lottery winner’s apparent murder … January 15, 2013 2 MIN READ
How Does New York Senior Care Compare? Long-term elder care is one of those tasks that most only think seriously about until it is needed–either for yourself … January 10, 2013 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning Compromise Bill & Long-Term Care Planning One aspect of the “compromise bill” passed last week to avert the fiscal cliff may eventually have impact on planning … January 7, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Financial Planning, Probate Potential Heir in Huguette Clark Case Dies During Inheritance Feud Timing is of critical importance with estate planning matters. Obviously a plan must be in place early enough to be … January 4, 2013 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection Be Careful with Estate Planning Shortcuts – Joint Tenancy Money is always tight. No matter where you fall on the income and asset ladder no one wants to spend … December 31, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts End of Year Estate and Gift Tax Dilemma Only a few days remain in the year and most financial activity for 2012 has come to a close. However … December 26, 2012 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Senior Health Care Elder Financial Exploitation: Prevention & Reporting Abuse Earlier this week we shared information on the new guide from ElderCare Locator. The brochure (available here) provides helpful tips … December 21, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts Fiscal Cliff Negotiations Move on to Estate Taxes The political wrangling to avoid the so-called “fiscal cliff” continued this week. Many different issues are all tied up in … December 20, 2012 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