Estate Planning Important Reminders When Planning for Your Pets For many people with animals those furry friends are a part of the family. We make exceptions for them to … October 18, 2017 3 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Creating a Financial Power of Attorney in New York While none of us expect to become so ill we cannot manage our own affairs we should nonetheless prepare contingencies … October 18, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, What Types of Cases to New York Surrogate’s Courts Handle? New York’s Surrogate’s Courts handle a wide variety of civil issues mostly related to trusts and estates guardianship and adoption. … October 15, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Tips on Talking to Parents About Inheritances As important as talking about estate planning is almost nobody will tell you that doing so is easy. In fact … October 14, 2017 2 MIN READ
Roth IRAs and Your Heirs’ Taxes One of the primary purposes of responsible comprehensive estate planning is to make sure that you are able to distribute … October 11, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Inter Vivos Trusts – The Benefits of Creating a Living Trust In New York state individuals can place their estate into a trust to distribute to beneficiaries and thereby avoid lengthy … October 11, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Concerns for Same-Sex Couples When the United States Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage it opened up a lot of doors that had been closed … October 9, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Potential Issues with Joint Bank Accounts There are a number of reasons that people create joint bank accounts. Perhaps you and your spouse want to share … September 30, 2017 2 MIN READ
Elder Law Creating Savings Accounts for Disabled Family Members Individuals with disabled family members understand the many obstacles life can put in front of them and their family especially … September 26, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Understanding the Inheritance Tax There are a lot of considerations when it comes to comprehensive estate planning not the least of which is choosing … February 7, 2018 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Administration, Estate Planning What You Should Know About Family Education Trusts Planning for your children’s educational needs is a worthwhile goal. Fortunately various options exist for satisfying this goal. A 529 … October 20, 2021 2 MIN READ
Aging, Senior Living Book Review: John Leland’s “Happiness is a Choice You Make” In his book subtitled “Lessons From a Year Among the Oldest Old” journalist John Leland takes us on a journey … October 21, 2022 2 MIN READ
