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
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
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning, Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Eligibility Qualifying for Medicaid to Pay for Long-Term Care Spend-down. Look-back. Penalty Period. Uncompensated Transfer. These are just some of the terms Medicaid uses to determine eligibility for long-term … June 1, 2023 2 MIN READ
Elder Law How Do I Obtain a Death Certificate in New York? When someone dies a death certificate records on paper the time and place where the decedent passed away. While the … February 22, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Understanding the Law – Relocating a Trust Sometimes after setting up a trust circumstances occur that change our goals for that trust. Recently we wrote about how … March 25, 2017 3 MIN READ
