Elder law estate planning Back to the Basics – Do Not Resuscitate Orders Advance Directives When determining the type of health care you wish to receive in the event that you are no … July 28, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Back To Basics: Where To Keep Your Estate Plan You have finally done it; you took the necessary and important step to sit down and put together an estate … July 28, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Palliative Care: Know Your Rights To It New York Statute In February 2011 New York amended the Palliative Care Information Act requiring doctors and nurse practitioners to … July 24, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning, Wills Gifts to the Dead in New York: Are They Still Effective? Most people plan their estate believing that everyone they have left money or bequests to will survive them such as … July 23, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning What Happens if my Beneficiary Turns Down My Bequest? It is not a common situation but it does happen. After you pass your will is entered into probate and … July 21, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Caregiving Validity of Living Wills in New York In a previous post titled Health Care Proxy: What is Their Role in My Health Care Decisionmaking? we discussed the … July 20, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning Disinheriting Your Spouse? Not So Under New York Law You are always told that you can leave whatever assets you want in your will to whomever you want. After … July 18, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Blended Families Estate Planning, Estate Planning Understanding Joint Ownership with Rights of Survivorship There are many ways to pass on your assets without having to go through probate. Any account or policy with … July 16, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving Home Care Workers Secure Compensation Victory While most of us know that the baby boomer population is vast many do not realize the impact this population … July 15, 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
