Elder Law
To Gift or Not to Gift? Tis the Question for the Season!
With the holidays fast approaching, many parents and grandparents will be deciding whether to make significant monetary and/or property gifts...
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Seniors and the Disabled Get a Needed Reprieve from the Imposition of the new Penalty and Lookback Period for Community Medicaid
For many years New Yorkers were eligible for Medicaid home care services without worrying about the five (5) year look...
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Don’t Worry Honey, You Will Get My Diamond Ring When I Die: Steps you can take to Ensure it Actually Happens!
Parents, grandparents and loved ones often make promises and/or express their desire to leave specific items of tangible personal property...
Read moreDetailsWhat Impact Will the Pandemic and The Presidential Election Have on Federal and New York Estate Tax Exemptions?
It is undeniable that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant and detrimental impact on the fiscal well- being of...
Read moreDetailsDon’t Worry Honey, You Will Get My Diamond Ring When I Die: Steps you can take to Ensure it Actually Happens!
Parents, grandparents and loved ones often make promises and/or express their desire to leave specific items of tangible personal property...
Read moreDetailsIf I Want to Protect My Home For Long Term Care Purposes What Are My Options?
For most seniors the one asset which they are most concerned about losing to the cost of long-term care is...
Read moreDetailsThe Importance of a Proactive Approach to Estate Planning
I have always found it important to follow the motto “Hope for the Best, but Plan for the Worst.” When...
Read moreDetailsThe COVID-19 Pandemic’s Long Term Impact on Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes!
It wouldn”™t be an overstatement to say that the residents of New York”™s nursing homes and assisted living facilities have...
Read moreDetailsNew Medicaid Eligibility Rules Make Asset Protection Planning an Urgent Need!
For the longest time New Yorkers were eligible for Medicaid home care services without worrying about the five (5) year...
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Pandemics and Planning: Lessons Learned!
The Covid 19 Pandemic caused an unprecedented disruption to life in America and in hundreds of countries worldwide. As with...
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