Estate Planning Estate Planning and Separate Property in New York In the recent case of Leland House v. Webb a husband initiated legal action against his deceased wife’s executor to … April 18, 2020 2 MIN READ
Divorcees You Could Be Owed Extra Social Security benefits? The general consensus is that Social Security replaces around 40% of your pre-retirement income. The reality is that half of … April 18, 2020 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Distinguishing Between the Types of Guardianship in New York While most of us are familiar with wills many people in New York are not certain about the role played … April 16, 2020 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Caregiving, Elder Law, Elder law estate planning How much can you receive in divorce benefits? If you’re eligible for divorce benefits from the Social Security Administration (SSA) you can collect up to 50% of the … April 15, 2020 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Are You Still Concerned About Your Child’s Spouse? Estate planning around your child’s partner is concerning for many parents. Shielding your assets from your child’s spouse in the … April 12, 2020 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning When Wills Aren’t Enough to Solve Estate Planning Disputes It’s a common occurrence. A person passes away and the terms of a will require that assets be evenly divided … April 9, 2020 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Advice on Discussing Long Term Care with Parents It’s often the case that the most critical conversations are some of the most challenging ones to have. If you … April 6, 2020 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Estate Planning in Turbulent Times – Additional Things to Consider We continue to wish you and your family safety and good health and hope that worldwide events unleashed by the … April 6, 2020 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Lessons Learned from Knives Out If you like murder mysteries and went to the movies this holiday season there’s a good chance that you saw … April 4, 2020 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
