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Why Everyone Should Have an Estate Plan
Do you have a will? A durable power of attorney? A health care proxy? If so, no reason to read on. If not, why not? Failure to create an estate plan risks causing discord in your family for generations to come. The following are four often stated reasons for not having an estate plan: Just…
Read MoreThe Difference Between Elder Law and Estate Planning
Elder law and estate planning serve two different — but equally vital — functions. The main difference is that elder law is focused on preserving your assets during your lifetime, while estate planning concentrates on what happens to your assets after you die. Elder law planning is concerned with ensuring that seniors live long, healthy, and…
Read MoreMarried Couples Need an Estate Plan
Don’t assume your estate will automatically go to your spouse when you die. If you don’t have an estate plan, your spouse may have to share your estate with other family members. If you die without an estate plan, the state will decide where your assets go. Each state has laws that determine what will…
Read MoreThe Kensington White Plains Presents: What To Do When Your Loved One Repeats
What To Do When Your Loved One Repeats: Verbal Repetition in Older Adults Due to Dementia or an Aging Brain RSVP Here: https://thekensingtonwhiteplains.com/events/what-to-do-when-your-loved-one-repeats-verbal-repetition-in-the-older-adult-population-due-to-dementia-or-due-to-the-aging-brain/
Read MoreNYS Medicaid Home Care Eligibility Changes Coming Soon – Act Now
Significant changes in New York’s Medicaid law, relating to eligibility for home care benefits, are now expected to take effect as of October 1, 2022. The new rules impose a 30-month lookback period, in which all financial transactions made during this time are reviewed to determine eligibility. If any uncompensated transfers (gifts) are found during…
Read MoreVirtual CEUs from Maplewood Senior Living: “Through the Eyes of Dementia” and “Laughter as Medicine”
Presented by Maplewood Senior Living’s Memory Care Director Adena McGowan THROUGH THE EYES OF DEMENTIA – A NEW REALITY WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23RD | 8:00 AM EST The best way to understand the struggles of someone living with dementia is to walk in their shoes. This course will refresh the audience on the struggles facing our…
Read MoreAmendment to the Domestic Relations Law and Family Court Act
On October 8, 2021, the Governor signed into the legislation amending the Domestic Relations Law and Family Court Act to expand the duty of parents to support disabled adult children until the age of 26. A copy of the legislation can be found here (PDF file)
Read MoreWebinar: “Aging in Place: Options, Choices, and Affordability”
“I want to stay in my home, what exactly does ‘Aging in Place’ mean?” Our speaker, Barbara Newman Mannix of A Dignified Life, will review ways in age in your current home. She will focus on paying for your chosen path, including applying for and using Community Medicaid. Presented by the Senior Law Day Collaborative…
Read MoreSenior Law Day Collaborative
Sometimes you just need to talk to someone who knows. The Senior Law Day Collaborative provides access to the knowledge and guidance of more than 150 professionals focused on elder law and related topics, i.e., the concerns of older adults, caregivers, and people with disabilities. The Collaborative’s attorneys, financial planners, geriatric care managers, and other…
Read MoreImpact of COVID-19 on Landlord-Tenant Relationships and Mandating COVID-19 Vaccination
by: Rebecca C. Romulus, Esq. Commercial Evictions On Dec. 11, 2020, Governor Cuomo issued Executive Order 202.81, which further extended the original stay on commercial eviction proceedings contained within Executive Order 202.28 to January 31, 2021. This Executive Order continued the prohibition of initiating commercial eviction proceedings or enforcing evictions of tenants for nonpayment of…
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