Recognizing a Stroke Time = brain cells! Some readers may know I volunteer as a Critical Care EMT with my local fire department and...
Duplicate Original Wills: the Danger Zone Our New York Court of Appeals (the State’s highest Court) recently ruled on an appeal by the children...
With apologies to Mr. Robinson, it’s more than the plastic! With your new grad, consider new legal requirements – they are now adults? Parents...
Court slams adult children jockeying for mom’s cash. A refrain often heard in Article 81 Guardianship proceedings is : “I only want what’s best...
Clients or family members often express concern, after the passing of a loved one, that they cannot locate Mom’s or Dad’s Will...
We often hear clients and family members complain, with a sense of foreboding, that Probate will be necessary once a loved one or family...
Homecare managed by the private sector Recent changes to the Medicaid Home Care program (driven by a hoped for cost saving) requires all...
Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 New York’s Mental Hygiene Law Article 81 provides a procedure for the appointment of a Guardian for a person...
The (not so) fine print. The recent case heard in the local District Court illustrates that the “fine print” can bite you. The president...
In vitro post-death children recognized by law. A new law, effective November 21, 2014, provides that a “genetic child” (“GC”) born after the death...