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New Yorkers who want to establish a power of attorney, a popular estate planning tool, soon will be able to more easily. On June 13, a new law goes into effect, simplifying and improving New York’s power of attorney form. Most elder law advocates feel that having a...
Perhaps you are nearing retirement closing out a successful career, and you might be thinking about estate planning tools, especially trusts. There are various kinds of trusts suited to individual needs. For example, you may find that an irrevocable trust is a perfect...
Past posts on this blog touched upon the fact that a potential tax liability is an expense that you should include in your estate plans. Indeed, you could potentially face a tax liability from both the New York state government and the federal government. Like you,...
When you create your estate plan, you will focus on many different components at a given time. For example, your will and trust are two separate pieces that will require their own time and attention. One overall category of importance are the key figures in your will....
Planning for where your loved one will live in his or her last years is often a very fraught decision. One of the things that many families concern themselves with is how much a nursing home costs. Some Americans believe that Medicare will cover their nursing home...
From the desk of Felicia Pasculli, Esq. It is important for a single person to undertake long term health care and estate planning. Most single persons think planning is just for couples. It’s not surprising; the law has always been predisposed to the traditional...
By Ronald Lanza, Esq. What if you want out of New York but you still want to keep one foot in New York? Even in the pandemic, people that have one home in New York and another one in Florida want to be in the warmer weather and their goal is often to meet their...
As a New York resident, you dedicate yourself to the creation and maintenance of your estate. Your estate plan should hold equal importance, especially as it is crucial for your loved ones. Thus, you need to start off with a strong foundation. This means selecting an...
The year 2020 presented financial challenges for people all across America. This year, even the wealthy had to reconsider how they managed their money. The Secure Act made changes to how IRAs worked and how they interacted with trusts. CNBC explained that see-through...
As parents get older, there is often a shift from them taking care of their children to their children taking care of them. If this is an arrangement you suspect could be in your future, you may need to have some uncomfortable conversations with them. For instance,...
