Long Term Care Planning How to Remain Engaged with a Loved One Who Enters a Nursing Home As they look towards the end of their lives most people want nothing more than to spend every day independent … July 24, 2021 2 MIN READ
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
Medicaid Eligibility, Medicaid Planning Spousal Refusal – Just Say No Spousal refusal is a legally valid Medicaid planning option in New York. By way of background certain income and assets … April 12, 2024 2 MIN READ
Death Taxes, Estate Taxes, Gift tax, Medicaid Planning, Medicaid Trusts Tax and Medicaid Law Changes for 2024 For 2024 the exemptions for estate taxes rise to 6.94 million for New York estate taxes and to 13.61 million … January 18, 2024 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Irrevocable Trust LONGEVITY INSURANCE – DEFERRED INCOME ANNUITY Deferred income annuities are a financial product that by definition are paid in one premium and payout after at least … December 29, 2015 2 MIN READ
