A MOLST (Medical Orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment) form is a medical order form that tells healthcare providers a patient’s medical orders for life-sustaining treatment. The form includes medical orders and patient preferences regarding resuscitation instructions when the patient has no…
Russo Law Group, P.C. is pleased to share this article on behalf of guest author Jack Halpern. Jimmo v. Sebelius Settlement Agreement. For about 30 years, home health agencies and nursing homes that contract with Medicare have routinely terminated the Medicare…
Parents of children with special needs will inevitably face the following question: Who is going to make health care and financial decisions for my child when I am unable to do so?
Planning and preparing the appropriate documentation for children with special needs will ensure protection for your loved ones.
Many times when I meet with clients to discuss Medicaid, their children come along with them. One of the most frequent questions I get asked by children is, “Well, mom put me on her checking account, so half of that is protected because it’s a joint account, right?”
We often see clients with concerns about loved ones who receive government benefits such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and/or Medicaid. Since SSI and Medicaid have very strict rules as to how much money and how much income beneficiaries can have in their name, clients often want to be sure that their gift does not affect SSI and/or Medicaid benefits. It’s very important in this type of situation to implement proper planning that protects their loved one’s important benefits.
There are three types of guardianship proceedings in New York State:
Hace poco estuve ayudando a una pareja con la planificación. Por desgracia, el marido falleció hace unas dos semanas. Después de su muerte, la familia se dio cuenta de que tenía una cuenta bancaria a su nombre, con unos 3.000 dólares. No se dieron cuenta antes de que falleciera, de lo contrario se habrían ocupado de ello.
Although legal planning documents such as a apoderamiento sanitario, poder notarial, last will & testament, etc. are an important part of any estate plan, if you are the parent of a child with special needs, these standard estate planning documents may not be adequate. If your child will not be able to live independently or support him or herself as an adult, it is critical that you make special provisions in your estate plan.
Para evitar testamentariopuede decidir poner su casa en un fideicomiso revocable o poner a alguien de su confianza en la escritura, creando una copropiedad. Cada una de estas opciones tiene sus pros y sus contras, pero ¿cuál es la mejor salvaguarda?
Today (Marzo 6, 2017) marks the last day a fiduciary of a trust or estate can make a distribution from the trust or estate, and still take the 65-day election on the fiduciary income tax return. The general rule is,…