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Visiting Your Loved One? Things You Need To Know!
If you have a loved one in a skilled nursing home you wish to visit, here are some useful questions to ask the nursing home …
Changes to Community Medicaid Program
Ever since the federal stimulus package, officially named the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed, promising relief payments of up to $1,200 per adult to millions of Americans, people have had questions regarding eligibility.
No-Fault Divorce
When New York’s Divorce Reform Act of 2010 went into effect, it ended our state’s holdout as the last to approve no-fault divorce.
I have a Power of Attorney – Why can’t I do what Dad told me he wants to do?
Nearly every client under the age of 60 starts the conversation with “I know we’re probably too young for this” and nearly every client over the age of 60 tells me, “We know we should have done this years ago and it’s probably too late to do anything now.”
My Deceased Relative Received a Stimulus Check. May We Keep It?
Ever since the federal stimulus package, officially named the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act passed, promising relief payments of up to $1,200 per adult to millions of Americans, people have had questions regarding eligibility.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Communication
PB Elder Law has joined New York State and Federal recommendations to engage in appropriate "social distancing" for your safety and the benefit of our community. As Elder Law attorneys, we are especially concerned about vulnerable populations; therefore, we want to do...
2020 Skilled Nursing Home Coverage Medicaid Limits
Income is any form of income received, including, Social Security, Pensions, 401K distributions, IRA distributions, rental income, interest earned, and dividends. Individual (not married) The institutionalized individual can use his/her income to continue paying...
2020 Federal and NYS Estate Tax Exemptions
2020 Federal Estate Tax Exemption Effective January 1, 2020, the Federal Estate Tax Exemption is $11,580,000.00 per person, through December 31, 2025. Effective January 1, 2026, the Federal Estate Tax Exemption will sunset and revert back to $5,490,000.00, per person....
It’s Not Fair – Mom Gave That Money to Us!
Yesterday was going along quite smoothly until a I got a very belligerent call from three irate children. They told me their mom was in the hospital because she had fallen at home and their step-father had called an ambulance because he couldn’t pick her off of the floor.
What to do with Uncle Joe’s Stocks?
Nearly every client under the age of 60 starts the conversation with “I know we’re probably too young for this” and nearly every client over the age of 60 tells me, “We know we should have done this years ago and it’s probably too late to do anything now.”
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