Elder Law, Long Term Care Planning, Medicaid Planning Critics Share Concerns About Federal Proposals Amid Retirement Security Crisis The Nieman Watchdog–Harvard’s journalism faculty blog–recently published a commentary speaking to the looming “retirement crisis” and the problems with the … December 14, 2011 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning Tax Litigation Continues to Rage Four Years After Death of Brooke Astor New York estate planning mishaps and disputes often make headlines when they involve large sums of wealth and larger-than-life characters. … December 9, 2011 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, NY Elder Law, Senior Health Care Advocates Call on Governor Cuomo to Save Senior Centers Last Thursday a group of elder care advocates seniors and local politicians held an event to raise awareness of the … December 8, 2011 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Favorable Tax Rates and Tools May Soon End This week Barron’s–a publication of the Wall Street Journal–discussed how many favorable tax breaks rates and regulations are either set … December 7, 2011 2 MIN READ
Charitable Remainder Trusts, Estate Planning, Trusts Art and Antique Succession Planning Should Not Be Overlooked In many cases the most difficult aspect of conducting proper New York estate planning is ensuring that everything necessary is … December 5, 2011 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Editorial Calls for Repeal of the Estate Tax Local residents with a taxable estate over $5 million need to conduct New York estate planning to ensure that they … December 2, 2011 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills New Twist in Huguette Clark Estate Plan Controversy Yesterday there was a new twist in the high-profile New York estate planning story involving Huguette Clark the woman who … November 30, 2011 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Questions Remain About Huguette Clark’s $400 Million New York Estate Plan New York estate planning is a necessity for virtually all local residents no matter where on the income scale one … November 28, 2011 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Medicaid Planning Governor Cuomo Warns of Potential Effects of “Super Committee” Stalemate All those with an eye toward New York Medicaid planning have been closely following the actions of the federal “Super … November 23, 2011 2 MIN READ
Elder Law How Do I Obtain a Death Certificate in New York? When someone dies a death certificate records on paper the time and place where the decedent passed away. While the … February 22, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Understanding the Law – Relocating a Trust Sometimes after setting up a trust circumstances occur that change our goals for that trust. Recently we wrote about how … March 25, 2017 3 MIN READ
Estate Planning, The Basics – Understanding Dynasty Trusts Dynasty trusts often conjure up images of very wealthy families that have a great deal of money to pass onto … August 17, 2017 2 MIN READ
