Gene Kirzhner
Lessons From The Paul Walker Estate
A few months back we wrote about the untimely death of James Gandolfini and some of the estate planning lessons that could be learned from the tragedy.
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Gene Kirzhner
Three Basic Estate Planning Techniques – Is One Better Than the Others?
One common question we are often asked by clients is: Do I need a living trust? For many clients, a living trust is a valuable device that can serve a number of purposes.
Gene Kirzhner
Estate Recovery Under Obamacare
Under Obamacare, or The Affordable Care Act (ACA), Medicaid enrollment is set to increase dramatically. Financial eligibility for the program has been broadened to include families below 138% of the federal poverty line in states
Gene Kirzhner
Providing for Stepchildren in the Estate
Most people understand the necessity of having a Last Will and Testament, even if some of this understanding is at times misinformed.
Gene Kirzhner
Owning Real Estate As Joint Tenants Can Be Risky Or Costly!
We have clients who ask us to transfer real estate to a child or children during their life-time in order to avoid probate and for other family reasons.
Gene Kirzhner
Should Your “Attorney-In-Fact” Be The Same For Your Durable Power Of Attorney And Your Medical Durable Power Of Attorney?
If you read my “blurbs” at the beginning of our monthly elder-law newsletter you might wonder whether I am “beating a dead horse” when it comes to “powers of attorney”.
Gene Kirzhner
What’s in a Name? Preserving an Inherited IRA
An IRA can be a smart asset to transfer to your spouse and to others upon your death. It can provide tax-deferred or tax-free growth.
Gene Kirzhner
What is Elder and Adult Family Mediation?
Most of what we term mediation involves a process wherein litigants or contestants (or a group of people) with a problem participate in a process with a neutral mediator in order to find common ground by defining issues