Estate Planning, Gift tax, Irrevocable Trust, Living Trusts, Medicaid Trusts Taxation of Trusts Revocable living trusts where the grantor (creator) and the trustee (manager) are the same person use the grantor’s social security … July 13, 2023 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Gift tax, Irrevocable Trust, Living Trusts, Medicaid Trusts Taxation of Trusts Revocable living trusts where the grantor (creator) and the trustee (manager) are the same person use the grantor’s social security … July 13, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging, Estate Administration, Probate, Wills You Cannot Disinherit Your Spouse New York law prevents spouses from being disinherited. Instead a spouse who is disinherited may go to court and claim … July 7, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Book Review: “The Good Life” by Robert Waldinger MD and Marc Schulz PhD Published this year “The Good Life” reports on the Harvard Study of Adult Development the longest scientific study of happiness … June 20, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Health Benefits of Forgiveness Each one of us experience countless injustices in the course of everyday living. Like other experiences it is not the … May 26, 2023 1 MIN READ
Aging Book Review: “Successful Aging” by Daniel J. Levitin In his best-selling book “Successful Aging” Daniel J. Levitin Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at McGill University (your writer’s … May 2, 2023 1 MIN READ
Aging, Wills Contesting a Will In order to contest a will the objectant must have “standing” meaning they would legally be entitled to a share … April 26, 2023 0 MIN READ
Estate Planning If You Don’t Understand the Plan You Don’t Have a Plan So many people who come in to see us do not understand the estate plan they have or do not … April 19, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Polypharmacy in Older Adults According to the National Institute on Aging (NIA) polypharmacy is the use of multiple drugs to treat diseases and other … April 6, 2023 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Gift tax Will The Government Shutdown Affect Your Estate Planning? News this week is dominated by one topic: the federal government shutdown. Like most others you may be wondering how … October 3, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Dispute Over Documents Settled Between Harry Belafonte & MLK Estate Even after a loved one is gone disputes over his or her estate can continue to arise. For example nearly … April 25, 2014 2 MIN READ
What if a Beneficiary Dies First? Of the many estate planning lessons pulled for the tragic death of Philip Seymour Hoffman in New York last month … March 12, 2014 2 MIN READ