The federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the complete list of U.S. nursing homes that have failed to meet safety and quality standards for care.The list, which identifies 131 “Special Focus
Living Wills in New Jersey Anyone who cares about the feelings of their family members, or their own final health care treatment, should consider executing a Living Will. It has become an essential element in
A New York trial court recently approved a trustee’s petition to reform his deceased father’s trust in order to protect his disabled sister’s Medicaid benefits. In Matter of Newman (2008 NY Slip Op 50127, Jan.
A lawyer involved in a probate dispute must be able to advise his or her client both about the client’s legal rights and remedies and about the client’s options for resolving the dispute. If the
Special Needs Estate Planning focuses on the need to provide for the special needs of our loved ones with disabilities when we are no longer there to organize and advocate on their behalf. It is
Published in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation newsletter. By Parag Patel Esq. Your largest asset may be your retirement plan. But did you know that your retirement plan can be taxed TWICE at your death?
Supplemental Needs Trusts, also called a special needs trust, is a trust in the United States that is designed to provide benefits to, and protect the assets of, physically disabled or mentally disabled persons and
Could joint tenancy, one of the most common forms of holding title to assets, lead to an estate planning disaster for your heirs? Joint tenancy, often called “joint tenants with right of survivorship,” is a
Here are 10 things you can do in 2008 to keep your estate planning on the right track. 1) Last Will and Testament Make sure you have an up-to-date, professionally-prepared Will and/or Living Trust. Keep
Year-End Tax Planning Tips Due to uncertainty over the pending “extender” legislation, this year may prove to be more challenging than usual.We expect Congress to provide another one-year patch to assure that moderate incomes are
There are some special issues to consider when the seller of real estate is the estate of a decedent. Real estate held by a decedent’s estate is subject to liens for the payment of any
Anna Nicole Smith rose to fame as amodel for Guess Jeans and Playboymagazine. Now, her death has givenher newfound fame as a great model forterrible estate planning.Forget the fact that you can’t visit asupermarket without
