Estate Planning FAPT vs. DAPT: The Comparative Advantages of Trust Asset Protections When planning a will estate or trust protecting assets from taxation is a primary concern. Today U.S.-based estate planning investors … August 1, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Laws for Appointing Executors in New York One of the most important parts about planning your estate is appointing an executor to oversee an estate and carry … July 30, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Military Pension Apportionment and Divorce Divorce can be an interpersonally challenging life-change and complex legal matter. With two Department of Defense (“DoD”) appropriations bills currently … July 26, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law CMS Expands Grace Period for Medicare Late Enrollments The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies recently announced it has extended its grace period to remove or reduce financial … July 25, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law New Jersey Congressman Introduces Proposal for Medicare Long Term Care Insurance Benefit Ranking Democratic member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee Frank Pallone Jr. of New Jersey recently introduced a new … July 20, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Avoiding Probate in New York New York estate owners can avoid probate with stipulation of transfer-on-death (“TOD”) designation of assets within their will or estate … July 18, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning The Tax-exempt Benefits of Spousal Rollover IRAs Rules of required minimum distribution (“RMD”) within defined contribution plan retirement funds are usually relatively little while a participant is … July 16, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Anthony Bourdain Leaves Bulk of Estate to Daughter but Wife Could Contest According to reports celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain has left the bulk of his $1.2 million estate to his young daughter … July 16, 2018 2 MIN READ
New York Elder Law New York Tax Law Rules of Domiciliary With President Trump’s recent immigration reforms impacting the domiciliary status of many New York residents estate trust administrators are faced … July 14, 2018 2 MIN READ
Irrevocable Trust Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) v. Life Estate Deed Clients often ask whether the home should be deeded to the client’s adult children while retaining a life estate in … May 3, 2024 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column The Farmer’s Daughters A farmer came in to see us recently with this dilemma. He had a working farm where his twenty something … September 30, 2025 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
