The Senate has unanimously approved the Special Needs Trust Fairness Act, a bill that would allow people with disabilities to create their own first-party special
Emotions can run high at the death of a family member. If a family member is unhappy with the amount they received (or didn’t receive)
James Gandolfini is reported in the New York Daily News of having a $70 million estate for which a federal estate tax of approximately $30 million will
James Gandolfini is reported in the New York Daily News of having a $70 million estate for which a federal estate tax of approximately $30 million will
Do you need an attorney for even “simple” Medicaid Planning? In most cases, the prudent answer would be “yes.” The social worker at your mother’s nursing
Medicaid is a joint federal-state program that provides health insurance coverage to low-income children, seniors, and people with disabilities. In addition, it covers care in
Many people believe that if they have a will, their estate planning is complete, but there is much more to a solid estate plan. A
Proper execution of a legal instrument requires that the person signing have sufficient mental “capacity” to understand the implications of the document. While most people
Estate administration is the process of managing and distributing a person’s property (the “estate”) after death. If the person had a will, the will goes
A trust is a legal arrangement through which one person (or an institution, such as a bank or law firm), called a “trustee,” holds legal
