Estate Planning, Trusts Business Finally Reopens After Bitter Estate Dispute It is an all-too-common problem: A family business is decimated following a patriarch’s death because of feuding and fighting between … October 29, 2012 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Editorial on Presidential Medicaid Proposals In the back-and-forth of the presidential debates and the obviously skewed TV ads it is hard for local seniors to … October 26, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Planning for Disability, Special Needs Trust Help with the Financial Stresses of Having a Child with Special Needs The New York Times published an interesting story last week discussing the “psychic toll” paid by families working to raise … October 24, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Taxes, Financial Planning, Trusts Less Than 90 Days Left Before “Estate Tax Time Bomb” Concerns are rising among many in the financial and estate planning fields as the year winds down without any more … October 22, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Financial Planning Is “Prepaid” Life Insurance Becoming Popular? Life insurance is an important piece of long-term financial security for local families. It is entirely reasonable for parents and … October 19, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning Court Rules Woman Must Give Up Kafka Papers She Inherited The New York Times published an fascinating story this week on a foreign court ruling that is a testament to … October 18, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Probate Deal Reached in Museum vs. Estate Feud Unfortunately there is a tendancy to assume that so long as end-of-life affairs are reasonably spelled out then everything will … October 17, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Financial Planning, Medicaid Planning Elder Caregiving By Family Members The acting commissioner of the Dutchess County Department of Services for Aging Veterans and Youth penned an article this week … October 12, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Power of Attorney, Wills Court Battle Set to Begin in $300 Million Fight over Huguette Clark Estate Mystery permanently surrounded the heiress Huguette Clark–a reclusive woman whose $300 million estate is often referred to as the last … October 10, 2012 2 MIN READ
Financial Planning What are My Inheritance Rights as a Spouse in New York? The last will and testament is an important document an individual creates to spell out his or her final wishes … August 7, 2018 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection Dealing with Personal Property in Your Estate Plan When you create an estate plan you face many decisions. One of those decisions will be how you should divide … September 18, 2015 3 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Blended Families Estate Planning, Estate Planning Reality Star Feuds with In-Laws in Estate Fight Last month Forbes discussed an estate feud that brewed followed the suicide death of a reality show star. Late this … November 3, 2011 2 MIN READ
