Asset Protection

Estate Planning: The Implications of the New Biden PresidencyTop 5 Reasons for Asset ProtectionAsset Protection: Self-Settled Trusts vs. New York Based Trusts

Charitable Giving

Top 5 Estate Planning Hacks for 2019You Can Now Donate Your Lapsing Insurance Policy

Children

Who will be the guardian of my child after I am gone?Understanding Special Needs TrustsAccessing Services in New York City for Young Children with Special Needs

Court Cases

Notable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Collection of State Sales Tax on Internet RetailersNotable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Compelled SpeechCalifornia Lawmakers resurrect the Right-To-Die Bill

Digital Assets

What to Know About Tax Implications of Buying, Owning, and Selling Cryptocurrency5 Things to Do Immediately to Protect Your Digital Assets, Including Crypto-Currency

Elder Law

3 Tests You Must Pass to Qualify for Medicaid Home Care in New YorkWays to Pay for Long-Term CareHow to Talk to an Aging Unsafe Driver

Espanol

Poder notarial - un documento importante que cada adulto debe firmar

Estate Planning

Who will be the guardian of my child after I am gone?Understanding Special Needs TrustsWhy You Need a Power of Attorney Especially as a Special Needs Parent

Family

ABLE Accounts in New YorkWho will be the guardian of my child after I am gone?Understanding Special Needs Trusts

General Life

Seven Immediate Actions to Take When Your Loved One Passes Away: How to close accounts, notify key authorities, access death benefits, and begin the administration processFor clients of Sverdlov Law - an offer from a Senior TrainerKonMari consultant explains the organizing / cleaning method that took the world by storm!

Government Benefits

Use free services to stay independentSnowbirds? Consider differences in State LawCan Medicaid place a lien against the apartment?

Guardianship

Who will be the guardian of my child after I am gone?Accessing Services in New York City for Young Children with Special NeedsIs 17A Guardianship Right for Your Special Needs Child?

History

Celebrity Estates – the smart and the not-so-smart ways to leave the money.

Incapacity Planning

ABLE Accounts in New YorkHow to Choose a Right Guardian For My Child?New video has been posted about a Power of Attorney

International

Estate and Income Tax Planning for non-US citizens. Part II – income and estate taxation of non-U.S. residentsEstate and Income Tax Planning for non-US citizens. Part I – determining U.S. residencyEstate Tax Planning Considerations for Foreign Nationals

Legal Trivia

Notable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Freedom of Religion vs. Anti-Gay DiscriminationNotable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Expectations of Privacy in a Digital AgeNotable 2018 Supreme Court Decisions: Travel Ban

Litigation

Must an Executor or a Trustee provide an Accounting?What Assets are Protected from Creditors?Are you at risk of getting sued, if you agree to act as a Fiduciary (Executors, Trustees and Agents under Power of Attorney)?

Marriage

Will My Child's Spouse Inherit My Money?Supreme Court to Decide Whether States Can Prohibit Same-Sex Marriage

Medicaid

3 Tests You Must Pass to Qualify for Medicaid Home Care in New YorkIs A Pooled Income Trust The Answer To My Getting My Parents Affordable Home Care?Can you Trust a Medicaid Pooled Income Trust to Preserve Your Money and Pay Your Bills?

Medical Marijuana

Medical Marijuana in New York

Nursing Homes

Is A Pooled Income Trust The Answer To My Getting My Parents Affordable Home Care?Can You Be Rich and Still Qualify for Medicaid?Is this the future of dementia care?

Pet

Planning for a Pet

Probate

What happens if there are not enough assets in the Estate to pay all claimsAccount Closures and CancellationsBasics of Planning a Funeral

Retirement Benefits

Social Security changes coming in 2020Retitling Assets and Designating Proper BeneficiariesWhat are the current methods of maximizing one’s social security payments?

Social Security

Social Security Survival BenefitsSocial Security “Spousal Benefits” – the money you never knew you had!

Special Needs Planning

ABLE Accounts in New YorkUnderstanding Special Needs TrustsWhy You Need a Power of Attorney Especially as a Special Needs Parent

Taxes

Estate Planning: The Implications of the New Biden PresidencyJoint Bank Accounts in New York: A Confusion of Law and IntentPlanning for a Childless Couple

Trusts

Reasons To Use An Irrevocable Life Insurance TrustWill My Child's Spouse Inherit My Money?Do You Need a New Will if You Just Had a Child? Do you need more than a Will?

Uncategorized

2023 INCLUDEnyc FairIf You Have a Special Needs Child, You Must Learn About OPWDD7 Last-Minute Tips to Help You Close Out 2021

Will Challenge

Adoption Ends Inheritance Rights of Biological FamilyCryptoWills: What They Are and How They WorkWas your aunt unduly influenced by her neighbor when she transferred her house to him?