by Linda Stravalaci Grear, Esq. | Jul 7, 2020 | Assets, Estate Planning, Lookback, Medicaid, Paying for Care, Taxes, Trusts, Will
New York State has passed the 2020 State Budget Bill which included radical changes to the statewide community Medicaid program covering home and community-based services: Effective October 1, 2020, all new applications for Medicaid community-based (home care)...
by Chuck Beinhauer, Esq. | May 20, 2020 | Alzheimer's Disease, Assets, Estate Planning, For Caregivers, Long Term Care, Medicaid, Paying for Care, Power of Attorney, Trusts, Will
One of the most common misconceptions that I encounter concerns the use of Powers of Attorney. It seems that the generally held belief is that an Agent can do what he wants, when he wants, without any restrictions. I frequently have clients tell me that they are the...
by Linda Stravalaci Grear, Esq. | May 12, 2020 | Assets, Corona Virus, crisis planning, Estate Planning, Fraud, Stimulus Payments, Taxes
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. In some...
by Linda Stravalaci Grear, Esq. | Feb 7, 2020 | Estate Planning, Tax Exemptions, Taxes
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....
by PB Elder Law | Sep 20, 2019 | Assets, crisis planning, Estate Planning, Long Term Care, Lookback, Medicaid, Paying for Care
Yesterday was going along quite smoothly until 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...
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