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...
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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...
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...
New rules affect Medicaid homecare. Applicants for Medicaid home care who are also covered by Medicare (“Dual Eligibles”), and others, are now required, upon...
Calculation of interest on late payment of legacies changed. The Estates Powers and Trusts Law (EPTL) has been amended to change that way interest...