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When doing your estate planning, it’s crucial to consider the use of an advance directive. This is a medical document that helps to ensure you get the care that you want later in life. Remember: Estate planning is not just about assets and financial decisions. You...
Medicaid can be a very helpful program to cover the costs of emergency treatment and other necessary types of medical care. With the high expenses in the United States, government programs allow seniors access to the healthcare they need -- as long as they qualify....
If you created your will and estate plan as a young parent, you may wonder when you might need to update it. Or you may have experienced some recent life changes that leave you thinking about updating your will and estate plan. Or you might have had recent life...
Long-term planning for health complications is a natural part of estate planning. No one can predict the future, but aging does bring with it risks of loss of mobility, physical and cognitive limitations, issues after strokes or heart attacks, and much more. Planning...
Medicaid is a government program (funded by monies combined from federal, state, and local governments) that provides health care coverage for low-income individuals suffering from any number of medical conditions. Long-term care can be prohibitively expensive for...
Medicaid presents medical benefits for those with low incomes. Many of the people seeking coverage under Medicaid have multiple and complex medical conditions. This program is the primary source of long-term care for many Americans for a wide array of health services....
The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put a lot of strain on local hospitals and even patients. The number of visitors that patients can have has been very limited over the last several months. However, recently the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) had to resolve a...
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed a bill that will simplify New York's power of attorney forms. The law, which will take effect in June 2021, makes power of attorney forms easier to fill out. In fact, New York residents can fill out the new power of attorney documents...
Asset protection is a critical aspect of the estate planning process. It can keep your property out of the reach of potential lawsuits, including any plaintiff who may accuse you of negligence in an auto accident case or a lender who ends up foreclosing on your home...
Estate planning law firms with experience know that most people know little about this process. It seems complex, and in some cases, it is. Unfortunately, this leads many to avoid estate planning altogether. Although we understand why people may put off planning out...