Co-authored by Joanna C. Feldman This question was recently asked at an event we hosted during which we discussed strategies to leave a legacy after death. A Medicaid Trust is an irrevocable trust used to protect assets should one need nursing home care and seek Medicaid to help cover the cost. Because assets in a Medicaid…
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 Care Proxy allows you to appoint someone to make health care decisions for you should you become mentally incapacitated. You can even appoint a successor should the primary person be unable…
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 parent, grandparent, child, aunt or uncle. Sometimes it could be a tragic accident or disease that affects them, and other times it is simply part of the aging process….
I recently received a frantic telephone call from someone whose sister suffered a stroke and was admitted to a hospital. Upon admission, the facility asked if there was a health care proxy appointing an agent to make medical decisions on the patient’s behalf. The sibling answered in the negative. As a result, the hospital refused…
