Beneficiary Designation, Estate Administration, Estate Planning Recognizing the Challenge with Naming Minors as Beneficiaries Understandably many clients want to appoint children or grandchildren to receive their assets. Appointing a minor beneficiary directly to an … July 21, 2021 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Medicare for 60-Years Is Not Always the Best Deal President Biden as well as progressive Democrats have proposed lowering Medicare’s eligibility age to 60 to help older individuals obtain … July 19, 2021 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Elder law estate planning Elderly with Functional Impairments at Higher Risk for Misuse of Prescription Drugs A recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that 22 percent of older adults in the … July 15, 2021 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Blended Families Estate Planning, Trustee Court Reverses Injunction against Co-Trustees In the recent Texas of Marshall v. Marshall a beneficiary initiated legal action against a trustee as well as five … July 13, 2021 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Gun Safety and the Elderly In the same ways that some elderly drivers prove dangerous behind the wheel firearms also prove dangerous in the hands … July 12, 2021 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Utilizing Private Placement Life Insurance in Estate Planning As we proceed into 2021 and emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic many fundamental aspects of daily living have been challenged. … July 6, 2021 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning After the Covid-19 Pandemic: Making Sure You Have the Critical Estate Planning Documents With the increasing availability of the COVID-19 vaccine and the rate of COVID deaths dropping in New York it’s a … July 2, 2021 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Advice on Using New York Trusts for Asset Protection When it comes to creating a trust to protect assets against various predatory efforts including financial elderly abuse lawsuits and … July 1, 2021 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law A Quick Review of Medicare Changes in 2021 Many older individuals in the United States depend on Medicare to pay for health care needs. It can be challenging … June 27, 2021 3 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law PARENTAL VISITATION LAWS – RIGHT TO VISIT PARENT OF ADULT CHILDREN ANOTHER CELEBRITY CASE MAKING CHANGES In the last few months that Casey Kasem had on this earth he was the … March 22, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Highs or Lows: Which is Best When Valuing Art and Collectibles? Art pieces and collectibles can often be difficult to price. After all the best and easiest way to price an … August 8, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, NY Elder Law Daughters Disproportionately Assume Elder Caregiver Role For Aging Parents An article yesterday at Forbes explored an issue that has been dubbed “the ticking time bomb of eldercare.” It is … October 18, 2011 2 MIN READ