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The High Cost of Dementia
November 2nd, 2015
Three diseases, leading killers of Americans, often involve long periods of decline before death. Two of them — heart disease and cancer — usually require expensive drugs, surgeries and hospitalizations. The third, dementia, has no effective trea…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Probate, Trust Funding, Weblogs, Will
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Easy to Explain Estate Taxes? Not Exactly
October 30th, 2015
Seems like the subject of estate taxes becomes part of every politician's election promises, and today's election environment is no different. Even though we are not really expecting significant changes in that area, estate taxes have chang…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Taxes, Trust Funding, Weblogs
Former NBA Star Could have Future Ex-Wife Making Medical Decisions
October 28th, 2015
Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian may appear to be split on reality TV, but on paper, their divorce is not final. That could leave the former NBA player's estranged wife with the role of making medical decisions for him. Odom, who has an address i…
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Categories: Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Games, Long Term Care, Postnuptial Agreements, Power of Attorney, Sports, Television, Weblogs
Special Needs Attorney Testifies Before Congress
October 27th, 2015
Richard A. Courtney, President of the Special Needs Alliance (SNA) and principal in the Courtney Elder Law Associates section of Frascogna Courtney, PLLC, testified Friday, September 18 before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee…
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Categories: Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Special Needs, Weblogs, Will
Know When to Update Your Estate Plan
September 4th, 2015
Updating your estate plan isn't something you think about too often. Why should it be? You're happy, healthy, and you have a good life. Letting the negative "what ifs" creep in only puts a damper on your day. As painful as it is t…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Power of Attorney, Trust Funding, Will
Estate Planning Lessons in the Death of Whitney Houston’s Daughter
August 14th, 2015
Bobbi Kristina Brown’s tragic death offers a number of poignant end-of-life lessons for parents, young adults, and seniors alike. First and foremost, health and legal experts say Brown’s death spotlights the need for establishing written advance…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Power of Attorney, Probate, Television, Will
Financial Help for Caregivers
August 10th, 2015
Becoming a caregiver can result in many challenges; communicating with doctors, managing your time and your parents’ health, and just as importantly, their financial welfare. According to the National Caregiver’s Library website, (www.caregiversl…
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Categories: Aging Issues, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Power of Attorney, Special Needs, Trust Funding, Will
Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements are OK
August 7th, 2015
Buffalo attorney Julie Bargnesi is a proponent of fairness to health care providers and patients alike. She’s not only an attorney who represents health care providers and is a part of the health care industry practice team at Harris Beach, she was…
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Categories: Current Affairs, Elder Abuse, Elder Law, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Will
Debate over the Fate of Bobbi Kristina Brown
July 1st, 2015
There has been much media speculation about the debate in Bobbi Kristina Brown's family over whether or not to remove her from life support. The debate has been framed as a moral and religious one, but what might really be driving it is somethin…
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Categories: Blended Families, Current Affairs, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Music, Power of Attorney, Television, Trust Funding, Will
Help Wanted: Daughter to Inherit Fortune
February 12th, 2015
Most people who do not have children to inherit their wealth give it to other relatives or charity. However, one woman in China has a different idea. She is advertising for someone to be her daughter. It is ordinarily assumed that wealthy people will…
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