Revocable Family Trusts in Estate Planning
A Revocable Family Trust A trust which is set up while the grantor is alive is called an inter vivos trust. A Revocable Trust is such a trust. Usually the ...
Power of Attorney in New York
New York Statutory Power of Attorney Form There is a standard form dictated by statute in New York which can be used to assign power of attorney that cannot be ...
HIPAA and Your Family
HIPAA Compliance and Your Family “The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996” (also known as HIPAA) was drafted to protect the privacy of patient information. HIPAA limits the ...
New York Estate Tax vs. Federal Estate Tax
New York Estate Tax Exemption is much Lower than the Federal Exemption While Congress significantly raised the estate tax exemption from $3.5 million dollars to $5 million dollars in December ...
Elder Law and Medicare
Medicare Basics Medicare provides medical care for eligible individuals who are over age 65 or who have certain disabilities under age 65 (such as someone who is blind or has ...
New York Estate Tax Returns
When to File and Pay New York Estate Tax Like all taxes, there are rules, time limits and forms for completing estate tax returns in New York. An estate has ...
Planning Your Children’s Inheritance
Make a Specific Plan for Your Children’s Inheritance When you work with an estate planning attorney, you can create a specific plan to leave your children their inheritance in a ...
Long Term Planning for Health and Finances
Successful Long Term Care Planning We all like to think of ourselves, and even our parents, as indestructible but if we are lucky enough to live a long life, we ...
Elder Law Basics
Elder Law in New York and New Jersey is a growing area of law which is commonly misunderstood. Elder Law is a client-centered area of law. The name “Elder Law” ...
Changes in Tax Laws Help New York and New Jersey Estates
Changes in Federal Tax Law Benefits Most Estates In December 2010, Congress passed new tax legislation which raised the amount people can leave as inheritance and the amount people can ...