November 10, 2019Estate Administration, Probate, Wills Tips for Going Through the Probate Court Process Probate court is a court that deals with the administration of a person’s estate. In New York, probate cases take...
October 31, 2019Elder Law, Estate Planning The Difference Between Estate Planning and Elder Law We are often asked about the difference between estate planning and elder law. Although we believe that the two go...
September 6, 2019Financial Planning, Retirement Planning After Death, A Final Retirement Account Distribution Must Be Made Federal law requires that beginning on April 1 of the year after you reach age 70 1/2, you must begin...
August 1, 2019Medicaid Protecting Your House Before and After Moving Into a Nursing Home Protecting the family home is one of the biggest issues that people worry about when discussing Medicaid eligibility. Let's look...
July 18, 2019Fiduciary Services, Investment Advisory Services Do You Know the Difference between a Stockbroker and an Investment Advisor? The SEC Knows Few understand the difference between an investment advisor and a stockbroker. The difference is substantial. An investment advisor is a...
July 10, 2019Elder Law, Estate Planning What Makes a Will Valid? Movies, television, and books like to present wills in dramatic ways--handwritten notes, videos, deathbed utterances--but what actually makes a will...