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Being Proactive in Retirement

While being proactive is a great idea during any stage in life, the failure to do so when one has reached retirement age can be quite expensive.

Why Regular Reporting by the Agent Under a Power of Attorney Is the Best Practice

Understanding the legal framework and responsibilities for POA agents

Have You Kept Your Loved Ones in the Dark?

As one ages, keeping secrets from family may result in the family’s inability to take the necessary steps to protect their loved one’s estate from estate taxes and the cost of long-term care.

The Importance Of A Third Party SNT For A Disabled Loved One

When considering an SNT for a loved one, it is important to thoroughly review the present and potential future needs of the disabled beneficiary

Issues Small Business Owners Need to Address When Implementing an Estate Plan

Why estate planning is essential for small business owners – and how to get started

What Is a QPRT and How Can I Utilize It to My Advantage?

QPRT’s can be an ideal planning tool for second/vacation homes that one expects will remain in the family for generations

2023 Brings Changes to Medicaid Eligibility Requirements & Estate/Gift Tax Exemption

Medicaid home care is a very advantageous option for seniors and the disabled that need assistance with activities of daily living in their home

Merely Creating an LLC Doesn’t Automatically Give You Personal Protection Against Potential Claims and Creditors of the LLC

Merely Creating an LLC Doesn’t Automatically Give You Personal Protection Against Potential Claims and Creditors of the LLC

How Can I Protect My Home with Minimal Impact on My Life?

How Can I Protect My Home with Minimal Impact on My Life?

Making Sense of the 2022 Changes to the Medicaid Home Care Program

Making Sense of the 2022 Changes to the Medicaid Home Care Program

Can New Yorkers Afford Medicaid Home Care & Nursing Home For All?

Can New Yorkers Afford Medicaid Home Care & Nursing Home For All?

The “Last Call” for Medicaid Homecare Without a Look-Back Period for Transfers Has Perhaps Arrived

The “Last Call” for Medicaid Homecare Without a Look-Back Period for Transfers Has Perhaps Arrived

Factors that Help Determine Whether a Senior Is a Victim of Elder Abuse

Factors that Help Determine Whether a Senior Is a Victim of Elder Abuse

The Decision to Transfer One’s Residence to Loved Ones or a Trust Requires Consideration of Many Factors

The Decision to Transfer One’s Residence to Loved Ones or a Trust Requires Consideration of Many Factors

The Consequences of Being in Denial About a Loved One’s Deteriorating Condition

The Consequences of Being in Denial About a Loved One’s Deteriorating Condition

Time to Re-focus on Protecting One’s Home From the Cost of Long Term Care

Time to Re-focus on Protecting One’s Home From the Cost of Long Term Care

The Long-Awaited Modifications to the Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney Have Been Enacted

The Long-Awaited Modifications to the Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney Have Been Enacted

Is This an Opportune Time to Gift Your Commercial Real Estate Holdings for Estate and Gift Tax Planning Purposes?

Is This an Opportune Time to Gift Your Commercial Real Estate Holdings for Estate and Gift Tax Planning Purposes?

You Don’t Have to be Rich to Have a Trust!

You Don’t Have to be Rich to Have a Trust!

If Covid-19 Is Not Enough to Motivate You to Get Your Estate and Elder Law Planning and Affairs in Order, What Is?

If Covid-19 Is Not Enough to Motivate You to Get Your Estate and Elder Law Planning and Affairs in Order, What Is?

To Gift or Not to Gift? Tis the Question for the Season!

To Gift or Not to Gift? Tis the Question for the Season!

Seniors and the Disabled Get a Needed Reprieve from the Imposition of the new Penalty and Lookback Period for Community Medicaid

Seniors and the Disabled Get a Needed Reprieve from the Imposition of the new Penalty and Lookback Period for Community Medicaid

What Impact Will the Pandemic and The Presidential Election Have on Federal and New York Estate Tax Exemptions?

What Impact Will the Pandemic and The Presidential Election Have on Federal and New York Estate Tax Exemptions?

New Medicaid Eligibility Rules Make Asset Protection Planning an Urgent Need!

New Medicaid Eligibility Rules Make Asset Protection Planning an Urgent Need!

The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Long Term Impact on Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes

The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Long Term Impact on Assisted Living Facilities and Nursing Homes

Pandemics and Planning: Lessons Learned

It's important to be prepared for life-threatening emergencies, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are six basic estate planning documents and advanced directives that everyone should have in order to deal with any potential health crisis.

What is an “ADL” and Why is it so Important to Medicaid Home Care Applicants?

What is an “ADL” and Why is it so Important to Medicaid Home Care Applicants?

Why the Secure Act of 2019 May Not Make You Feel Very Secure

Why the Secure Act of 2019 May Not Make You Feel Very Secure

Can I Still Protect My Assets if I Need Long Term Care in the Immediate Future?

Can I Still Protect My Assets if I Need Long Term Care in the Immediate Future?

Four Easy to Keep New Year’s Resolutions

Four Easy to Keep New Year’s Resolutions

Should a Third Party Special Needs Trust Be Revocable or Irrevocable?

Should a Third Party Special Needs Trust Be Revocable or Irrevocable?

When am I Going Home?

When am I Going Home?

What Is a Pooled Community Trust and How Does It Help Keep New Yorkers in Their Homes?

A pooled community trust allows disabled people who have Medicaid coverage to spend their monthly income that is designated as "surplus" on their own immediate living expenses and daily needs.

Is it Time for You to Have the Long-Term Care Planning Talk with Your Parents?

Is it Time for You to Have the Long-Term Care Planning Talk with Your Parents?

The Basics of Hospice Care

The Basics of Hospice Care

2019 Elder Law and Trusts & Estates Update

2019 Elder Law and Trusts & Estates Update

Factors to Consider When Naming a Health Care Agent

Factors to Consider When Naming a Health Care Agent

Four New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Keep

Four New Year’s Resolutions You Can Actually Keep

Owning Bitcoin May Complicate Your Estate Plan and Income Taxes

Owning Bitcoin May Complicate Your Estate Plan and Income Taxes

To Gift or Not to Gift: ’Tis the Question for the Season!

To Gift or Not to Gift: ’Tis the Question for the Season!

Is a Trust for my Pet a Viable Option?

The question most pet owners’ face is what steps they can undertake to ensure that their pet or other domestic animal is properly provided for in the event of their demise.

Does A Joint Bank Account Automatically Contain A Right Of Survivorship?

A joint bank account is a ubiquitous and popular way to own an account with one’s spouse, children, loved ones and friends.

Home Is Where The Heart Is: The Medicaid Home Care Alternative

The Medicaid Home Care program provides a solution for many Medicaid eligible seniors.

When Is A Crisis A Medicaid Crisis?

The implementation of a Medicaid crisis plan is an extremely valuable tool in helping to prevent the unnecessary dissipation of all of one’s life savings in the event nursing home care is required.

New York’s Proposed Aid-In-Dying Bill: What You Should Know

While the issue of euthanasia and/or physician assisted suicide has been front and center in the American psyche since the days of Dr. Kevorkian and Karen Ann Quinlan, the controversial nature of this issue is still as strong today as it was forty to fifty years ago.

Is America Prepared for an Alzheimer's Crisis?

Anthony J. Enea shares how Alzheimer's patients and their families can take a proactive approach in planning for their future.

What All Attorneys Should Know About Elder Law

With approximately 70 million people reaching retirement age questions pertaining to elder law will increase. This makes understanding elder law increasingly important.