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
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts Fundamentals of Estate Planning: Naming a Trustee A trust is the central legal tool used to provide the flexibility and protection most residents use when planning for … September 12, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Financial Planning Can Doctors Protect Retirees from Fraud? As more and more information emerges about the true scope of senior financial exploitation senior care advocates are leaving no … September 11, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning DOMA Challenges Mount The Defense of Marriage Act continues to make headlines as several states have now challenged the constitutionality of the federal … September 10, 2012 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning Spousal Refusal – Just Say No Spousal refusal is a legally valid Medicaid planning option in New York. By way of background certain income and assets … April 12, 2024 2 MIN READ
Elder Law What are the Rules for Medicaid Asset Transfer in New York? Medicaid is a terrific program designed to help older Americans pay for the cost of their prescription medication hospital care … May 12, 2017 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST PROPERTY TRUST QTIP TRUSTS – WHAT IS IT? In our society with divorces as common as it is many people would likely … November 30, 2015 2 MIN READ
