Getting Paid to Care for Mom or Dad. Are You Eligible? Introduction Many adult children wonder if they can be compensated for the countless hours that they spend caregiving for their aging parents. This is especially true with those family…
Social Interaction Study Highlights Loneliness and Isolation as Heath Risks for Elders Bernard A. Krooks To reduce the stress of uncertainty, elder law addresses the financial, medical and legal concerns that accompany aging. It’s about ensuring that your preferences are…
Do You or a Family Member Need to Hire an Elder Law Attorney? Avoid costly mistakes by hiring an elder law attorney BY JULIE GARBER Updated November 12, 2021 REVIEWED BY JEFREDA R. BROWN FACT CHECKED BY EMILY ERNSBERGER Elder…
Estate Planning Attorney’s Testimony Is Key Evidence of Decedent’s Mental Capacity and Absence of Undue Influence Matter of Varrone, 72 Misc. 3d 1201 (N.Y. Surr. Ct. June 17, 2021) Cynthia Varrone passed away on July 4, 2018. She had five…
Elder Law Can Be Scary, But It Doesn’t Have To Be! Aging is something we all must go through. As our bodies and minds decline, so do our decision-making powers. Unfortunately, some of us can become incapacitated and no longer…
Recent Case Analysis of Undue Influence By Jill Roamer, J.D., CIPP/US Elder Law, estate planning, Case Law Undue Influence is when someone pressures another in such a way that the person being influenced is not acting by their own free will; they are being…
Elder Law Versus Estate Planning: Not So Different After All By Jill Roamer, J.D., CIPP/US Elder Law, estate planning How different is elder law from estate planning, really? Estate planning, in part, deals with helping clients plan for disability, minimize taxes at their…
Dealing with IRAs in Crisis Planning By Dale M. Krause, J.D., LL.M. Veterans Benefits, Medicaid Planning Thank you to our guest blogger Dale M. Krause, J.D., LL.M., President and CEO of Krause Financial Services, for leading this conversation on dealing with IRAs in…
Getting Around the Transfer Penalty for Pooled-Trust Transfers for Individuals 65 Years and Older By Jill Roamer, J.D., CIPP/US Special Needs Planning, Medicaid Planning, Case Law Medicaid laws can be cumbersome and tricky. Federal statutes set out the framework for certain Medicaid eligibility rules…
The Current State of Medicaid Work Requirements By Jill Roamer, J.D., CIPP/US Medicaid Planning Former President Trump made it very clear during his presidency that he supported Medicaid work requirements. Indeed, the former Administrator for Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS),…