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How to Select the Best Fiduciary for Your Estate Plan
Many individuals put off planning their estate because they do not know who they want to handle their affairs when they're no longer able to manage them. This is an important decision. There are a few “Fiduciaries” named in a traditional estate plan. Executor Every...
How Staten Island Families Can Avoid the Risks of an Out-of-Date Estate Plan
Many of our neighbors here in Staten Island have taken the time to get their estate plan drafted. Although this is a significant accomplishment, unfortunately there is a huge risk in not working with your attorney and checking your estate planning to see if any...
What Is a Living Trust and How Can An Estate Planning Attorney Help Me Prepare One?
Many people read about Living Trusts and do not know what it is, how the trust will benefit them or if the trust should be a part of their estate planning. A living trust is an estate planning document that allows people plan for their wealth and property during their...
Writing Down Wishes: Important Steps to Protect Yourself and Loved Ones When Healthcare Issues Arise
When it comes time to care for elderly parents it is never an easy topic discuss. There comes a time with many families where the adult child's responsibilities shift to include caregiver roles. When it is time for adult children to "step in" and assume active roles...
Medical Professionals, Elder Law Attorneys and Their Older Patient/Clients
There are often situations in which an older person needs the services of an attorney and medical professionals. A recent article in Bifocal, apublication of the American Bar Association, highlighted six scenarios in which such a collaboration would be beneficial to...
Medicaid Planning to save a life time of savings
PLAN OR PAYWhat are your options?The Purpose of this ArticleThe decision to move a family member or loved one into a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions you can make. The laws are very complex and the decision is very emotional. That emotional time can...
The Value of Using Irrevocable Trusts in Medicaid Planning
If a potential Medicaid recipient desires to qualify for benefits, but yet preserve his or her assets within the family, he or she must gift those assets away. After a 5-year lookback period, the transferred assets are no longer countable for purposes of determining...
Decisions to Make for Your Power of Attorney
A power of attorney may seem like a simple document, but there are several important decisions that need to be madewhen creating one. From whom to appoint to what powers to grant, care and consideration should be put into each choice.A power of attorney is one of the...
Lack of a Will Could Mean Chaos for Prince’s Estate
The famed recording artist Prince died leaving an unknown fortune and possibly no will or estate plan to dictate what to do with that fortune. Prince's sister, Tyka Nelson, told the probate court in the Minnesota county where Prince lived that her brother did not have...
Beyond Wills and Trusts: 3 Documents Everyone Needs
When it comes to estate planning, you probably think of wills and trusts. But there are three other estate planning documents you should think about to make your plan complete: A Living Will A Healthcare Directive, also called an Advance Directive, Medical or...
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