White Plains Long-Term Care Planning Law Blog
What kind of home care do your parents need?
As your parents age, you may realize that they need to receive care at home. There are several kinds of home care you can choose from, each with its own advantages. It's important to understand which kind will be best for your parents in their current circumstances....
3 life events that may cause you to change your estate plan
Since you never know what might happen to you and when it might happen, it is a smart idea to create an estate plan no matter your age. However, between now and the time you die, your life may change in many unpredictable ways. As a result, the estate plan you create...
What is long-term care planning?
The National Council on Aging estimates that about 65% of Americans will need help with everyday activities, such as bathing or walking, at some point in their lives. Long-term care planning is the process of preparing for the possibility of disability or illness....
Do you suspect a case of undue influence?
The laws of intestacy dictate much of how estate plans function in New York State. They cover how to properly create an estate plan and how they should be implemented upon a person's death. In most cases, working with a deceased loved one's estate plan is a relatively...
Implementing an advance directive to strengthen your protection
Thinking about the worst-case scenario regarding your health can be difficult. But what if, in the future, you stopped breathing due to declining health? Would your loved ones know whether you wanted to be resuscitated or receive life-saving treatment? Or what if you...
Exercise patience when serving as executor
In New York and most other states, the executor of an estate may not need to take immediate action after someone passes away, but many do. It is important for executors to take some time to grieve and recover emotionally. This makes it easier to proceed with a clear...
3 reasons to have a health care proxy in your 20s
A health care proxy is a legal document that describes the medical care you want to receive if you cannot make medical decisions due to an injury or illness. You may also use the planning document to designate an agent to make important medical decisions on your...
Why is estate planning in my 20’s important?
In a prior blog post, we spoke about the fundamentals of estate planning for those in their 20’s. For this post, we will explore why estate planning in one’s 20’s is so important. After all, for most, this is the time in our lives when we are the most broke! It is...
Trusts can serve many different estate planning purposes
An estate plan is an important set of legal documents and tools that can help New York state residents identify and distribute their assets upon their death. There is no single right way to prepare an estate plan as all individuals have different needs, preferences,...
What is required for a will to be valid?
So much of an estate planner’s plan for their estate and their loved ones commonly rests on a will, which is typically part of an overall comprehensive estate plan. For this reason, it is important for estate planners to understand what constitutes a valid will and to...
