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
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts Creating a Trust & Funding It Are Different Failing to use a living trust as part of one’s estate planning is one of the most common mistakes that … October 9, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Financial Planning, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid Planning Bronx Nursing Home Offers One-of-a-Kind Dementia Care In recent years there has been a push to alter care for seniors with dementia. Most arguments about superior elder … October 2, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Probate Estate Values Grow Beyond the Grave – The Marlon Brando Example The importance of selecting a trustee to manage a trust or otherwise handle the affairs of an estate is hard … October 1, 2012 2 MIN READ
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
Caregiving, Elder Law, Inter Vivos Trusts – The Benefits of Creating a Living Trust In New York state individuals can place their estate into a trust to distribute to beneficiaries and thereby avoid lengthy … October 11, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Lessons Learned from In re the Purported Will of Moore An appellate court recently decided the In re the Purported Will of Moore case which involved an appeal from an … June 3, 2022 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Administration, Estate Planning What You Should Know About Family Education Trusts Planning for your children’s educational needs is a worthwhile goal. Fortunately various options exist for satisfying this goal. A 529 … October 20, 2021 2 MIN READ