Question of the Week

Co-written by Joanna C. Feldman, Esq. An application for Medicaid benefits to cover home care services is less complicated than an...

First and foremost, I recommend that you have an open discussion with your family about the disposition of your remains. These are very...

One of the most unfortunate situations in my practice is when I hear that someone spent most, if not all, of their assets on the cost of...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman This question was recently asked at an event we hosted during which we discussed strategies to leave a...

While I cannot say whether there are mistakes in your estate planning documents, the wording of your document may be confusing to you as...

The elderly are vulnerable, and as a result, are often soft targets for non-physical abuse. I refer to them as “silent abuses” because...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman To be eligible for Medicaid benefits in a nursing home in 2018, one may have no more than $15,150.00 in...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman A Medicaid Trust is often used when planning for the future and contemplating the fact that one might...

The nomenclature used to title accounts can be daunting and quite frankly downright confusing.  After creating trusts for our clients, we...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman As Monday, April 16, 2018, was Health Care Decision Day, your question is timely.  In New York, a Health...

Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman The truth is that very often, “elder law” attorney is a misnomer as it pertains to many of our clients....

Obtaining eligibility for Medicaid often requires transferring assets to a spouse or other family members.  When transferring assets, one...

A 529 plan is a very common planning technique used by grandparents to fund a grandchild’s college education.  Simply stated,...

Contrary to popular belief, it is never too late.  An elder law attorney can work to implement many different techniques even at the...

Special Needs Trusts are an integral part of almost every estate plan.  I use them in most of my estate planning documents.  There are...

You are never too young to draft your estate planning documents.  I am sure you would agree that anything can happen to anyone at any...

Annuities are very complicated and often sold to individuals without considering their interplay with Medicaid eligibility.  While there...

Generally, in determining the Medicaid eligibility of a person receiving nursing facility services, any gifting of assets made by the...

Your spouse might be able to access your bank accounts but he will be very limited in doing much else. A properly drafted power of...

Actually, yes!  When someone dies, the first step is to determine if the decedent owned any assets individually, meaning there were...