Elder Law What is Legal Incapacity for Medical Decision-Making Purposes? Legal incapacity is an important term in New York elder law estate planning. An crucial part of the process is … June 3, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Misconceptions About Cost of Insurance Market Watch reported last month on new research that suggests that many community members are misinformed about the cost of … May 31, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Graduation Season is Perfect Time for Grandparents to Consider Gifts This is the time of year when many teenagers and young adults end one chapter of their lives and prepare … May 30, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law How to Choose the Best New York Nursing Home Making the decision to place a loved one in a nursing facility is heart-wrenching. Most seniors prefer to live at … May 29, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Supreme Court Rules on Survivorship Benefits in Posthumous Birth Case We previously discussed the Supreme Court case Astrue v. Capato. At root in the case was the issue of whether … May 23, 2012 2 MIN READ
Medicaid Applications, Medicaid Planning Federal Government Overpays New York Medicaid System by $700 Million The Medicaid program is a joint federal and state effort–the public bodies split the cost. The state cost itself is … May 18, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Senior Financial Exploitation Prevention: Legal Documents Before Incapacitation Law enforcement officers senior care agency officials and senior care advocates all believe that having neutral third-parties with an eye … May 15, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Does Each Spouse Need Their Own Estate Planning Lawyer? New York estate planning is a family affair–husbands wives children grandchildren and others all have a stake in ensuring that … May 11, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder Law for the Gay Community First-Ever LGBT White House Conference on Aging Held Earlier this year New York City welcomed the opening of the nation’s first ever LGBT Senior facility. The SAGE Center … May 9, 2012 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Green House Homes for the Elderly In decades and centuries past when people got old their children and younger relatives would care for them until they … January 7, 2015 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning How to Help an Elderly Loved One Without Overstepping Boundaries New variants of COVID-19 including Omnicron and most recently IHU have led many people to prolong social distancing. Understandably this … February 12, 2022 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning Home Care and Hospice Services Still Uncertain about Federal Vaccine Requirements Frustration is growing for medical professionals including those who work at hospices as they wait for President Biden to reveal … November 11, 2021 2 MIN READ
