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Think Twice Before Challenging a Will

February 4th, 2016

When people are upset over an inheritance their first instinct is often to contest the will. However, will contests have high emotional and financial costs and should not be undertaken lightly. The Rochester Business Journal recently published an int… Read More

Tags: Estate Attorney, Inheritance, will contest

Medicare to Tighten Restrictions on Home Health Devices

February 3rd, 2016

Medicare fraud costs the federal government millions of dollars a year. Fraudulent claims for devices used in home health care are among the costliest. As a result, Medicare is increasing regulation. When a person has Medicare and needs a home health… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, Fraud, Medicare

Apple Tells Widow to Get a Court Order

February 2nd, 2016

A Canadian widow had a much easier time transferring the titles to her home and car when her husband passed away than she had getting his Apple ID so that she could continue playing a card game. To call Apple's ID policies when a person passes a… Read More

Tags: Digital Accounts, Estate, Executor

Rising Gray Divorce Rate Problematic

February 1st, 2016

The overall divorce rate in the United States has remained stable for some time. However, the rate of divorce for older Americans is rising and that can create problems. Researchers at Bowling Green State University recently published a study that lo… Read More

Tags: Divorce, Elder Law

Taking Elder Care Disputes Out of Court

January 29th, 2016

When families disagree about how to care for an elderly relative they often have to go to court to resolve the disputes, which can take a long time. Ontario is considering changing this by taking the cases out of the court system. Even when everythin… Read More

Tags: Elder Care, Elder Law

Elderly Children Taking Care of Elderly Parents

January 28th, 2016

One of the consequences of increased life spans is that when people reach retirement age they might still have elderly parents that need to be cared for. Taking care of an elderly parent can be difficult. As people age they need more and more attenti… Read More

Tags: Elder Care, Elder Law, estate planning

ABLE Act Basics

January 27th, 2016

Families with children with special needs often have to make extraordinary efforts in their estate plans to make sure that the children are still cared for after the parents pass away. The ABLE Act makes that less necessary. Everyone who has a child… Read More

Tags: ABLE Account, estate planning, Special Needs Trust

Estate Planning Versus a Divorce Decree

January 26th, 2016

Sometimes when people are upset about specific terms of their divorce they will attempt to use estate planning to possibly get around those terms. That is usually not a good idea. When you think of all the possible things that could be ordered in a d… Read More

Tags: Divorce, estate planning, Life Insurance

Living Trust Tips

January 25th, 2016

People looking to avoid probate are often advised to create living trusts. The trusts can be excellent instruments and it is important to know what assets to put into them and what assets to leave out. Probate avoidance is an important goal in many e… Read More

Tags: Beneficiary Designations, estate planning, Living Trusts, probate

With Loopholes Closed What to Do About Social Security Now

January 22nd, 2016

In a surprise move Congress closed popular Social Security loopholes for married couples, but that does not mean that all Social Security strategies are gone. The United States Congress takes a lot of heat for not doing very much. However, sometimes… Read More

Tags: Elder Law, Estate Planning Attorney,

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