Estate Planning and Medicaid Planning Basics Webinar 1 of 2
Quick Tips on Storing your Will
Medicaid and Elder Law Planning Post Covid-19
Please listen as I present alongside another premier elder lawyer on Medicaid and Elder law following the coronavirus pandemic. This webinar covers trust planning (both asset and income/Pooled trusts) for Medicaid eligibility, the Medicaid application process and addresses various aspects of the CDPAP program (where family members can work as the home health aides). Significantly, we speak about the sweeping changes to home care Medicaid and the new “lookback”/penalty period for home care services (now pushed back to be effective for all Medicaid applications submitted after January 1, 2022).
New NY Power of Attorney and It’s Significance
New 2021 Power of Attorney (POA) Effective June 13, 2021
New Power of Attorney Form Required in New York Effective June 13, 2021
On December 15, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed into law changes to the New York Power of Attorney (“POA”) law, which will took effect on June 13, 2021. A new POA form must be used as of that date. However, POA’s that were executed prior to June 13, 2021 in accordance with the then applicable law, will not be impacted and the agency granted may continued to be relied upon. All POA’s drafted or executed after June 13, must “substantially conform” to the new POA law. Continue reading “New 2021 Power of Attorney (POA) Effective June 13, 2021”
Elective Share vs. Intestacy – Spousal Inheritance Rights in New York
Estate Planning with Cryptocurrency
March 17, 2021
Estate Planning with Bitcoin and other Cryptocurrencies
By now, most of us are aware of how popular and potentially lucrative the uber volatile cryptocurrency (“crypto”) investment is. Clients are increasingly invested in various forms of crypto -they have them in cold wallets, warm wallets and hot wallets. Continue reading “Estate Planning with Cryptocurrency”