Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Probate Substitute Teacher Stands to Inherit $10 Million from Distant Relative It is a common TV and fiction fantasy: your life changes in the blink of an eye when you discover … September 28, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts Keeping an Eye on Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Late September is well-known as the official start of autumn. In the legal world it also marks the beginning of … September 27, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Financial Planning, New York Elder Law Free Lunches Legal Information & Long-term Care Insurance A new book is being released entitled “The Adventures of a Free Lunch Junkie.” The author an 86-year old retired … September 26, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Financial Planning, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Trusts, New York Elder Law Man Tries to Kill Senior Girlfriend in Nursing Home for Financial Reasons It is perhaps every senior’s worst nightmare: a dispute over their finances influences the care they receive in their later … September 25, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Trusts Death & Student Loan Obligations Not many years ago student loans and estate planning were rarely discussed in the same sentence. That is because in … September 24, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Probate, Wills Confusion Disagreement Surrounding Painter Thomas Kinkade’s Wishes An estimated one in every twenty homes contains a copy of the work of Thomas Kinkade–the painter best known for … September 21, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Probate Political Bequests in a Will When an individual uses only a will (instead of a trust) and does not have professional advice there is a … September 19, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning The Bernard Matthews Case: Putting a Mistress in a Will Last week AOL Money shared the story of yet another estate planning feud–this time involving Turkish business magnate Bernard Matthews … September 14, 2012 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Trusts Proposed New York Medicaid “Personal Care” Cuts Halted By Court Not long ago a few residents received some disturbing news–the New York Medicaid support that they counted on to survive … September 13, 2012 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 Ettinger Law Firm – The Prequel This being our 35th anniversary your writer thought it might be of some interest to our readers just how Ettinger … April 8, 2025 7 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
