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
Aging Death with Dignity: Hospice Care The recent announcement by 98 year old Jimmy Carter our long-lived president that he was opting for hospice care at … March 14, 2023 2 MIN READ
Aging Battling the Epidemic of Loneliness According to former Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy MD loneliness poses real threats to both mental and physical health including … February 28, 2023 1 MIN READ
Elder Law, Senior Financial Exploitation Stolen Home: Elderly Mother Claims Deed Conveyed to Son Via Fraud Most discussions of elder financial exploitation include accusations of unique scams targeted at trusting seniors. As we discussed last week … May 15, 2013 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column The State Of Estate Taxes The current exemption from New York estate taxes is 5.93 million, indexed for inflation. For example, last year it was … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (”mapt”) For those who don't qualify for long-term care insurance or can't afford it, The Medicaid Asset Protection Trust ("MAPT") can … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
