What is a Pet Trust?
Most pet owners think of their pet as a member of the family. You love your pet and want to make sure that he will be taken care of after you pass away. After reaching that decision, most people are…
Advance Directives: What You Need to Know
An individual’s estate plan should include legal documents that authorize a person of your choosing to make the necessary financial and health care decisions for you in the event you are unable to make your own decisions. Every adult individual…
Who Can Make Decisions for My College-Bound Child?
As your child prepares to graduate from high school, you have a laundry list of things that you will do for them. From completing those college applications to getting them Prom ready, you have your hands full. Before you send…
How Does the Mortgage Interest Deduction Work?
The mortgage interest deduction allows taxpayers who own their homes to reduce their taxable income by the amount of interest paid on a loan that is secured by their principal residence or secondary residence. Starting in 2018 the Mortgage Interest…
Eric J. Einhart becomes Partner
Russo Law Group is pleased to announce that Eric J. Einhart has been named its newest partner. The promotion strengthens the firm’s core practice areas of Estate Planning, Elder Law, Trust and Estate Administration, Guardianship, Real Estate and Tax Law…
Preventing Medication Errors At Home and in the Hospital
This article is written by Annamarie Bondi-Stoddard, Esq., a guest author for the Russo Law Group P.C. blog. Mistakes happen in every walk of life, but when they come in the form of medication errors, the consequences can be devastating…
How Do I Transfer Guardianship From One State to Another?
A guardianship proceeding can be very expensive, very time consuming, and very emotionally and physically draining. This is true for the person who needs a guardian and for the family members as well. Why is this? Take a look at the reasons below: You…
Can a Guardian Bring a Divorce Proceeding?
As divorce, blended families, and second and third marriages become more common in our society, the questions of how these changing family dynamics will impact our aging population have become more complicated. The issue of divorce becomes especially complicated when…
SSDI vs. SSI: Key Differences and Eligibility Criteria Explained
This article is written by Crysti Farra, Esq., a guest author for the Russo Law Group P.C. blog. Social Security, as a program, began in 1935; however, it took more than 20 years before Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) was added…
The Impact of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act on Alimony
Under the newly enacted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), the rule applicable to alimony payments has been flipped on its head. Alimony is the payments that someone gives to an ex-spouse who earns less money. Alimony payments, which are…