When the pandemic exacerbated the financial resources of millions of Americans, the federal government responded quickly by eliminating requirements for Medicaid recipients to update their circumstances in the system through annual recertification. While this brought...
Applying for Medicaid means opening yourself up to financial scrutiny. In New York, applicants need to prove that they do not have the income or assets to cover all of their medical costs themselves. Their current financial information and years of records will be...
The current medical state of emergency in force across the country is set to end in April. Fears are that many will see their entitlement to Medicaid end with it. As part of the emergency, the federal government gave funding to states on the condition that they did...
It's often difficult for low-income New Yorkers to find the mental health care that they need in person, and that has only become more difficult due to the events of the last two years. Many people had no option to go into an office or didn't feel comfortable doing...
The executor of an estate plays a crucial role in the probate process. They are tasked with identifying and consolidating assets belonging to the estate for passage to the intended beneficiaries. It means that the executor runs the show for the period the estate goes...
Parents usually want to give their children more opportunities than they had in life. You may have always intended to pass much of what you achieved and earned during your life on to your children when you die. However, when you remarry, your children's inheritance...
Many people love their pets and want them to be taken care of no matter what. Some people don’t realize that they can leave instructions for pets in their estate plan. There are several things that you should think about when you’re planning for your pet. Taking the...
Home prices in Brooklyn have been on the rise for the past decade, and they’re predicted to continue upward throughout 2022. Not even the economic uncertainty of the past couple of years has dampened it. It’s a sellers’ market, and many potential homebuyers have been...
When you do your estate planning, you want to make it as easy as possible for your heirs to gain access to their inheritance once you have passed. You also want them to be able to skip the probate process when possible. Fortunately, a revocable living trust can help...
If you have an heir with special needs and you're trying to think about how to put them into your estate plan, it may not be wise to simply leave them money and assets in your will. This is the easiest way to do it, but it can have some unintended consequences....