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What’s the Difference Between Medicare and Medicaid in the Context of Long-Term Care?
Although their names are confusingly alike, Medicaid and Medicare are quite different programs. Both of these programs provide health...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 27, 20182 min read
Should you sign that Nursing Home Admissions Agreement you were given?
Read the agreement carefully before signing. Nursing Home Agreements can be complicated and confusing Admitting a loved one to a nursing...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 20, 20183 min read
Complaints About Nursing Home Evictions Rise, and Regulators Take Note
From The New York Times: One reason for the evictions, legal advocates say, is that the residents’ better-paying Medicare coverage is...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Feb 23, 20181 min read
Stepmothers and Estate Planning: Who inherits?
Via Quentin Fottrell Dear Moneyologist, My dad passed away five years ago. He did leave a will on how he wanted his estate to be...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Feb 21, 20182 min read
Ooops! Did you choose the wrong executor?
You finally got around to making your Will. You deserve a sigh of relief. But did you choose the right executor? Or have you burdened an...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Feb 14, 20183 min read
10 Really Good Year-End Tax Tips
Via By Maryalene LaPonsie, Contributor With the end of the year looming, the window is quickly closing for taxpayers who want to minimize...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Dec 12, 20174 min read
Visiting Lawyer Services is extremely helpful for those who need a lawyer but can not leave home.
Visiting Lawyer Services is extremely helpful for those who need a lawyer but can not leave home. As an elder law firm we take pride...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Sep 26, 20172 min read
Be Aware of the Kiddie Tax Before Leaving an IRA to Children
Grandparents may be tempted to leave an IRA to a grandchild because children have a low tax rate, but the “kiddie tax” could make doing...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Sep 6, 20172 min read
State Properly Valued Sale of Medicaid Applicant’s Life Estate…
An Ohio appeals court rules that the state correctly valued the sale of a Medicaid applicant’s life estate using the specific state...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Aug 31, 20172 min read
New Protections for Nursing Home Residents
New Obama-era rules designed to give nursing home residents more control of their care are gradually going into effect. The rules give...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Jul 18, 20172 min read
Free Services for Seniors or Their Caregivers
Below are 19 Free Services that can come in handy. Via AgingCare.com BY TONY ROVERE Most seniors these days are living on limited incomes...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Jul 6, 201711 min read
Medicaid Benefits – House Transfer: Deed Does Not Conflict
Reservation of Power of Appointment in Deed Does Not Conflict With Conveyance of Property to Children A Massachusetts appeals court rules...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
May 19, 20172 min read
A Medicaid Applicant’s Purchase of Life Insurance Policy Is Transfer for Less Than Market Valu
An Illinois appeals court rules that a Medicaid applicant’s purchase of a life insurance policy was a transfer for less than fair market...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Apr 13, 20171 min read
A Brothers’ Dispute Over Mother’s Nursing Home Placement Is Not Domestic Violence
A New Jersey appeals court rules that an ugly dispute between two brothers over their mother’s placement in a nursing home did not amount...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 29, 20171 min read
Elder Abuse is a National Epidemic
Via Huffington Post… When Helping Hurts Elder abuse is a national epidemic. Each year in the United States, an estimated 10 percent of...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 21, 20174 min read
8 Pretty Good Things For Seniors To Remember at Tax Time
Tax day, which is April 18th in 2017, is approaching and it is time to begin crossing T’s and dotting I’s in preparation for paying...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 7, 20173 min read
Steps to Prevent a Contested Will
Emotions can run high at the death of a family member. If a family member is unhappy with the amount they received (or didn’t receive)...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 7, 20173 min read
Top 10 Elder Law decisions of 2016
Below, in chronological order, is ElderLawAnswers’ annual roundup of the top 10 elder law decisions for the year just ended, as measured...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Feb 9, 20173 min read
Will Drafter’s Failures Don’t Help Undue Influencer’s Case
A New York trial court determines that an incapacitated woman was unduly influenced by her agent under a power of attorney, noting that...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Jul 26, 20162 min read
Four Social Security Myths Debunked
There are a lot of misconceptions surrounding the Social Security system. Here are four common myths and the truth about how Social...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Jun 28, 20162 min read
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