Elder Law HHS Secretary Asks Former CVS Executive to Help Agency Lower Drug Prices Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar recently tapped former CVS executive Daniel Best to lead the agency’s effort to … May 20, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Health Issues For Older Adults CMS Issues New ID Cards Announces Increased Payments to Private Plans The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Studies (CMS) recently made a pair of announcements regarding changes to some of the … May 17, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Connecticut Man’s Challenge to Still Living Father’s Estate Fails A federal court in Connecticut recently dismissed a lawsuit brought by a Connecticut man who felt jilted after being excluded … May 14, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning The Law of Incapacitated Parties and Probate When estate planning clients require a legal guardian to perform power of attorney the process can be complicated. This is … May 9, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Doctrine of Revocation: Estate planning and the Rules to Spousal Inheritance Post-divorce in New York At the turn of the 21st century divorce or annulment of a marriage did not automatically revoke any revocable disposition … May 7, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law New Medicaid work requirements could cause family caregivers to lose their coverage Proposed work requirements to Medicaid eligibility could result in some family caregivers losing their vital coverage according to a recent … May 7, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning How ERISA Rules Protect your Estate from Attachment In 2018 new legal reforms were implemented that will effectively protect estate trusts from retirement benefit plan asset seizure by … May 4, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Healthcare Industry Warning Against Proposed Short Term Plans The country’s largest trade group for health insurance companies is sounding the alarm on proposals from President Trump that would … May 2, 2018 2 MIN READ
Elder Law May is Older Americans Month For 55-years Older Americans Month has been observed to recognize older Americans and their contributions to our communities. Led by … April 29, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Life Estates and the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax When you make the decision to see an experienced estate planning attorney to make a comprehensive estate plan to safeguard … February 2, 2017 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Senior Financial Exploitation Unauthorized Charges: Financial Exploitation at the Dentist’s Office Advice is often given about checking a senior relative’s bank statements frequently to identify potential theft. Large cash withdrawals donations … September 4, 2013 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Can New York Probate Judges Reject Parts of a Last Will and Testament? A last will and testament is an important legal document that tells our loved ones and the government how we … January 26, 2019 2 MIN READ