Elder Law Aging and Sleep As we get older changes to our sleep patterns occur. In fact a normal part of the aging process is … December 26, 2019 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Estate Planning Errors You Need to Avoid There are several reasons why people hesitate to or refuse to plan for death or incapacity. Failure to create an … December 23, 2019 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Using Irrevocable Life Insurance Trusts to Avoid Estate Taxes The federal estate tax exclusion was recently raised to $11.4 but there are cases where large estates or businesses are … December 20, 2019 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Continuing Care at Home Very few people look forward to living in a nursing home the last years of their lives. There is a … December 19, 2019 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning 4 Tips for Managing Digital Assets Before recently the terms used by each individual website influence who has ownership and access to digital assets following a … December 18, 2019 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Can I Get Kicked Out of My Assisted Living Home? A recent story out of Virginia recently received a great deal of national attention. An 83-year-old grandmother of five and … December 15, 2019 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills The Challenges and Advantages of Creating a Trust While trusts grow in their popularity and usage some people still encounter difficulties in creating a trust. One problem that … December 15, 2019 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Wills Exemptions to the Bankruptcy Marital Exception In the United States married individuals almost always receive assets from their spouses without paying estate tax. One exception is … December 13, 2019 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Advantages of Non-traditional Estate Planning Tips An increase in new types of family structures new estate planning laws and new types of assets has led to … December 9, 2019 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