Estate Planning IRS Allows Trust Modification Without Forfeiting Exemption A Recent Private Letter Ruling By The IRS Concluded That A Modification To A Faulty Fiduciary Provision Did Not Result … October 13, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving Arbitration and Nursing Home Contracts In continued efforts to protect the rights of elders The Department of Health and Human Services has passed a rule … October 12, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills The Danger of Unrestricted Bequests and Gifts The Inheritance Left To University of New Hampshire By A Long Time Library Employee Was Spent In A Way That … October 11, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills IRS Rules Now Reflect Updated Same Sex Marriage Rulings New Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service Final Regulations Now Reflect Supreme Court’s Obergefell v. Hodges and Windsor … October 9, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning What You Need To Know About Multinational Estate Planning One of the more unique present day aspects of estate planning comes from the very mobile and connected nature that … October 5, 2016 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning How to Disclaim Inheritance Claiming inheritance upon its distribution is something that many individuals welcome and conversely is the source of many family disputes. … October 4, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Caregiving, Elder Law The Emergency Preparedness Rule The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services finalized a rule recently in light of the most recent natural disasters in … September 29, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Back to Basics: Your First Estate Planning Meeting The first time you meet with your estate planning attorney can be stressful and emotional. Many people go into the … September 28, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving End of Life Counseling and Medicare Medicare was established by the federal government as a way to provide health insurance for people 65 years old and … September 25, 2016 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
Asset Protection, Estate Planning QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST PROPERTY TRUST QTIP TRUSTS – WHAT IS IT? In our society with divorces as common as it is many people would likely … November 30, 2015 2 MIN READ
Elder Law What are the Rules for Medicaid Asset Transfer in New York? Medicaid is a terrific program designed to help older Americans pay for the cost of their prescription medication hospital care … May 12, 2017 2 MIN READ
