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Medicaid Planning in Advance of Changes to the Healthcare System
With Congress about to break for a two week Spring recess, the repeal of Obamacare appears to have stalled and remains uncertain....

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My Friend Is An Attorney
This is a real fact pattern. I recently met with a family whose 86 year old Mother was admitted to a nursing home for dementia. They...

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Why It is Inadvisable to Transfer Your House to Your Children
At some point, most people experience that enlightening moment when they realize there is a risk of losing their assets if they fall ill...

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Medicaid Planning: The Difference Between the Look-Back Period and the Penalty Period
The look-back period is very different from the penalty period and as always the rules are different depending on whether you are seeking...

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The Intersection of IRAs and Long-Term Care
Second to the house, an individual retirement account (“IRA”) is usually the largest asset when looking into someone’s financial...

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Medicaid Planning - When is a Gift not a Gift?
If you are reading this article, it is likely that at some point in your lifetime you may have worked through the placement of a loved...

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Lifting The Burden of Elder Care
If there is one unavoidable consequence of life and relationships, it is that our loved ones may fall ill at some point, whether it be a...

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Elder Law Misconceptions - Don’t Believe Anything That You Hear
I recently entered the world of beekeeping. When contemplating this new hobby, I obviously vetted my ideas with friends and family (not...

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Home Sweet Home
In Yorktown, NY and the surrounding community, I often see the homestead as the single most valuable asset of an estate. The “American...

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It’s Never Too Late
In a perfect world, everyone would craft an estate and elder care plan well in advance of having to implement it˗ but the world isn’t...

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Using a Medicaid Trust Without Losing Control
Over the years, I have found that one of the biggest obstacles preventing clients from pulling the trigger on a Medicaid Trust is the...

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Spending Down Assets to Qualify for Medicaid
Medicaid has strict asset rules that compel many applicants to “spend down” their assets before they can qualify for coverage. It is...

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