Estate Planning Talk at the Thanksgiving Table
Is there anything more heartwarming than the tradition of a turkey being pardoned by the president before Thanksgiving? Of course not....
Estate Planning for Baby Boomers
Boomers do this and Millennials do that. Gen X, who knows? Ascribing personality traits to an entire generation has become a parlor game...
Scary Estate Planning Mistakes
The arrival of fall is a special time for people who love to be scared. Haunted hayrides, fright nights and jack-o-lanterns aplenty...
Estate Plans for Young Adults
As a professional, I rely on “scientific method” for determining societal views on aging. In common parlance, my “scientific method” is...
Do College Students Need an Estate Plan?
Which of these three sentences is true? My pet octopus likes to be walked three times a day. An 18-year-old is an adult. Hudson Valley...
Probate: Basics of the Process
You were warned. Lawyers, accountants, bankers, financial advisors, neighbors and Cousin Bernie all warned you. It has to be avoided. Not...
Retirement Planning in New York
Sitting in his cushiony, beige rock-and-swivel easy chair, my dad proudly proclaimed his plan for the future: “Alan, only 3,600 days...
What to Do When Your Spouse Dies
An estate and elder care attorney’s mission is to introduce practicality into one of life’s elemental tragedies. Losing a life-long...
Plan for Your Child With Special Needs
We worry. It is not just the doctor visits, the drumbeat of tests and follow-ups. It is the future. How will my child manage? What kind...
Hire an Elder Law Attorney for Your Medicaid Application
Although the context is slightly different, in my best Liam Neeson voice I want to call attention to elder law attorneys’ “very...