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Changes to Community Medicaid
In our last issue we reviewed certain changes to community based Medicaid eligibility (home care) which had been incorporated in...
Estate Planning: Now or Later
When we ask our clients why they want to implement estate plans, they usually give one of three reasons: they...
Considering An Anatomical Donation?
Have you ever considered donating your body to science? Sometimes clients, who have been diagnosed with a debilitating illness, have...
Moving Tips – Make Your Move Trouble Free
Americans move from one home to another for a variety of reasons. They want to upsize, downsize, be closer to...
Update Your Estate Plan Following Divorce
Divorce is often traumatic and is almost always an emotional and overwhelming process. It typically changes living arrangements and results...
Protecting Retirement Accounts from Creditors
Individual retirement accounts were always believed to be protected from creditors. On June 12, 2014, the Supreme Court decided otherwise....
Understanding Home Care
Our clients are frequently confused by the various types of services that fall under the general term “home care.” Generally,...
Mistakes Executors Make
Executors are bound by a bewildering array of responsibilities and duties. There is no official training manual, at least not...
Guardianship – Different Strokes For Different Folks
Generally speaking, guardianship is a legal relationship, authorized by a Court, under which one person, the “guardian,” has the right...
Guardianship — Different Strokes for Different Folks Article 81 Guardianships
Article 81 of New York’s Mental Hygiene Law authorizes a Court to appoint a representative to make personal and property...
Selling Your Home in an Irrevocable Trust
Is your home owned in an irrevocable trust? If so, you may have a life estate interest in your home...