Caregiving, Elder Law Lawsuit Challenges Preventive Care Under Affordable Care Act A challenge to the Affordable Care Act is still pending at the United Supreme Court but other challenges against the … April 24, 2021 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Anticipating Potential Changes with Estate Planning Senator Bernie Sanders recently introduced the “99.5% Act” which is focused on the assets of the top 0.5% of wealthy … April 23, 2021 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Addressing Depression Following a Dementia Diagnosis A new study reveals how devastating a diagnosis of mental decline can be. Researchers found that rates of suicide raise … April 21, 2021 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills 3 Tips about Using Life Insurance In Your Estate Plan Many people realize that life insurance can play a valuable role if someone unexpectedly passes away. What a much smaller … April 14, 2021 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills 2 Estate Planning Issues for Business Owners Business owners led hectic lives. Understandably some things on business owner’s “To Do” lists end up getting delayed. Estate planning … April 12, 2021 3 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law The Truth Behind 3 Myths Concerning Asset Ownership and Nursing Homes The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports that there are 15 600 nursing homes in the United States and … April 10, 2021 2 MIN READ
Case Examination, Estate Planning Lessons Learned About Residuary Clauses after Odom v. Coleman In the recent case of Odom v. Coleman a brother and sister initiated legal action against another in a matter … April 7, 2021 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Factors to Consider When Deciding Whether a Spousal Lifetime Access Trust Is Right for You If you’ve been considering making a gift to take advantage of the current lifetime federal estate tax emotions you’ve likely … April 6, 2021 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning 3 Critical Estate Planning Steps People of All Ages Should Take Regardless of your age it’s critical to engage in estate planning to make sure you assert adequate choices over your … April 3, 2021 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
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
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
