Joint Accounts Pros and Cons
Add comment November 30th, 2010 04:40pm Julia Greenberg
Many seniors currently need assistance paying their bills and managing their finances, or may need help sometime in the future. It’s important to (more…)
Add comment November 30th, 2010 04:40pm Julia Greenberg
Many seniors currently need assistance paying their bills and managing their finances, or may need help sometime in the future. It’s important to (more…)
Add comment November 30th, 2010 04:18pm David A. Cutner
In a front page article in the Sunday New York Times (October 31, 2010), the newspaper tells some poignant stories about people suffering from Alzheimer’s, and how the disease led to financial disasters for them and their families. Their problems were sometimes self-inflicted when they stopped paying their bills or lost track of their money, and (more…)
Add comment November 30th, 2010 11:43am David A. Cutner
David Cutner discusses why the Durable Power of Attorney is a cornerstone of effective Elder Law planning, and one of the keys to your being in charge of your future.
Add comment September 9th, 2010 06:27pm Julia Greenberg
New York State Governor David Paterson signed the Power of Attorney (“POA”) revision bill into law on August 13, 2010, which becomes effective on September 12, 2010. The bill significantly revises the previously amended POA statute that went into effect on September 1, 2009. (more…)
Add comment August 10th, 2010 09:01am Julia Greenberg
According to a recent article in the New York Times, New York City’s elderly population is sharply increasing, and city planners have responded with a new initiative that reflects the specific needs of the city’s senior citizens. The initiative’s architects are (more…)
1 comment August 4th, 2010 12:56pm David A. Cutner
Retirement communities and assisted living facilities continue to be developed in New York and many other states. However luxurious many of them may be, most seniors want to live out their lives in familiar surroundings. AARP estimates that (more…)
Add comment July 26th, 2010 10:18am Julia Greenberg
For the first time in 25 years experts in Alzheimer’s disease have proposed new guidelines regarding the criteria used for diagnosing the disease.
The new guidelines would allow special tests that use (more…)
Add comment July 7th, 2010 11:33am David A. Cutner
Prosecutors in Queens County, New York, have developed a creative legal theory to enhance the punishments that might be imposed against criminals who prey on the elderly (more…)
2 comments July 4th, 2010 11:10am Julia Greenberg
Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia create memory loss and affect cognitive functioning and behaviors. For many people with dementia, there is often a strong desire to wander off on their own. The urge to (more…)
Add comment July 2nd, 2010 11:16am David A. Cutner
Add comment June 30th, 2010 07:43pm David A. Cutner
Heavy financial pressures on the federal and state governments are being felt in the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Both of these programs are important safety nets for the millions of seniors and disabled persons in our country. However, as (more…)
Add comment June 3rd, 2010 09:05am Julia Greenberg
A Health Care Proxy is a legal document that allows you (the principal) to appoint another person (the agent) to make health care decisions on your behalf. A Health Care Proxy only takes effect (more…)
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