Charitable Remainder Trust, Estate Planning, Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust, Revocable Trust, Special Needs Trust Alternatives to Living Trusts You might have considered utilizing a living trust. Often these trusts are a good idea if a person wants to … April 7, 2022 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Senior Financial Exploitation, Senior Health Care 7 Limitations to Medicare With more people approaching the age of 65 a growing number of people are considering the potential benefits available from … April 7, 2022 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Coronavirus Deaths Encourage New Elder Law Guidelines Delegates for the Association for Behavioral Analysis’ recently approved several guidelines related to the news of older people in the … April 7, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Special Administrators, Wills Understanding Special Administrators: Lessons Learned from In Re Estate of Jones The South Dakota Supreme Court recently reversed a circuit court’s order denying a petition pursuing appointment of a special administrator … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning The Residential Property Condition Disclosure Act and Estate Planning: Lessons Learned from Rickard v. Coulimore In the recent case of Rickard v. Coulimore the plaintiff purchased the subject residential real estate from a living trust. … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Updates Made to State Voting Laws for People with Limited Capacity Fewer rights are more fundamental than the right to vote in the United States. Unfortunately many people take the right … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Senior Health Care Dobson Highlights Challenges with Medicare Part D Medication Coverage On February 11 2022 the appellate court for the 11th circuit reversed a decision by a lower court. The appellate … March 24, 2022 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Gift tax, Inheritance Trusts, Minor Trusts What to Consider Following the Increase in the Annual Gift Tax Exclusion In 2022 the annual exclusion for federal Gift Taxes was increased to $16 000 per individual annually. Even though a … March 14, 2022 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills Crisis and Estate Planning Documents The 2020s have been filled with tension. First in 2020 the Covid-19 pandemic emerged. Then race tensions hit an all-time … March 14, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Help! My Father Gifted Me Bitcoin But No One Can Find the Private Key Estates lawyers are increasingly asked to help surviving family’s members locate cryptocurrencies because their loved one collected them during their … June 23, 2019 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Senior Health Care New York Nursing Homes & Poor Dental Care Most horror stories about poor nursing home care include tales of grotesque “bed sores ” broken bones gone undiagnosed and … August 5, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trustee Huguette Clark’s Only Friend Has Her Own New York Estate Plan Settled One of the most well-known New York estate planning stories (and mysteries) of recent years is that of Huguette Clark. … January 26, 2012 2 MIN READ
