Few legal documents offer more practical protection than a Durable General Power of Attorney (POA). It ensures that someone you trust can manage...
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Why a Revocable Trust Can Save You Headaches
When people hear the term “trust,” they often think about taxes, wealth, or complicated legal maneuvers. But the most practical reason for creating...
The Hidden Tax Break
When it comes to real estate, most people focus on the obvious—mortgage rates and neighborhood values. But there’s a quieter financial reality...
Putting Your House in Trust: A Key Step in Medicaid Planning
When it comes to protecting assets from the high cost of long-term care, few strategies are as powerful—or as misunderstood—as placing your home in...
Why Every Adult Should Have an Advance Health Care Directive
One of the most essential documents every adult should have—regardless of age or health status—is an advance health care directive, also commonly...
Putting Your House in Trust: Planning Ahead for Long-Term Care
When it comes to Medicaid planning, the sooner you start, the better. A large part of my legal practice focuses on helping clients qualify for...
Delayed Medicaid Decisions Threaten Long-Term Care Access
A colleague of mine recently won a Medicaid appeal that highlights an increasingly common problem: excessive delays in processing applications....
How Medicaid Protects the Spouse at Home
When a family member needs long-term care—such as care in a nursing home or assisted living residence—it can be devastating. It is emotionally...
Legal Documents Every Parent Should Have
All three of my children are in college and over eighteen. Though I still think of them as kids, the law sees them as adults. The moment a person...
Profits Over Patients?
This week, I came across three separate articles on nursing homes. While each offered a unique perspective, together they painted a troubling...
“Do I Have To Pay Mom’s Credit Card Bills?”
“My mother died recently. She had about $20,000 in credit card debt. I am the executor of her estate. Do I have to pay that credit card debt or did...
Can I Sell My House for a Dollar?
“Can I sell my house to my son for a dollar? Would Medicaid question that?” Clients have asked me these questions many times. My answer is, if you...
A Reasonable Flat Fee
I have been practicing elder law for twenty-five years. Most of my practice is transactional law, as opposed to litigation. I draft estate planning...
A Timely Medicaid Application
Filing for Medicaid benefits is a complicated process. Medicaid is a federal and state health payment plan for needy individuals. In order to be...
Wills Must Be Drafted Carefully
A last will and testament is a document through which a person passes his assets on to others after his death. A Will is also a document through...
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Why Everyone Should Have a Power of Attorney
Few legal documents offer more practical protection than a Durable General Power of Attorney (POA). It ensures that someone you trust can manage your finances if you become ill, incapacitated, or simply unavailable to sign a document. Yet many residents of New Jersey...
Why a Revocable Trust Can Save You Headaches
When people hear the term “trust,” they often think about taxes, wealth, or complicated legal maneuvers. But the most practical reason for creating a revocable living trust is much simpler: avoiding probate in other states. Probate in New Jersey: Quick and Easy Here...
The Hidden Tax Break
When it comes to real estate, most people focus on the obvious—mortgage rates and neighborhood values. But there’s a quieter financial reality lurking in the tax code that can make an enormous difference to families: the step-up in basis. It’s an under-appreciated...
Putting Your House in Trust: A Key Step in Medicaid Planning
When it comes to protecting assets from the high cost of long-term care, few strategies are as powerful—or as misunderstood—as placing your home in trust. In my practice, I work with clients every day who are either actively receiving care in a nursing home or...
Why Every Adult Should Have an Advance Health Care Directive
One of the most essential documents every adult should have—regardless of age or health status—is an advance health care directive, also commonly known as a living will, health care proxy, or health care power of attorney. Despite the slightly different names, these...
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