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What Happens to a Person’s Estate Planning Documents When They Divorce?
Article by Samantha Benadiba, Esq. We often get questions about what happens to a person’s estate planning documents when they get...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Apr 4, 20192 min read
What are the facts about your rights as a victim of bedsores?
Often from the onset of bedsores, also described as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers, victims in a hospital or nursing home are led to...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 27, 20192 min read
5 Things to Know to Reduce Your Tax on Capital Gains
Although it is often said that nothing is certain except death and taxes, the one tax you may be able to avoid or minimize most through...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 26, 20194 min read
Bed and/or Chair Rest + Neglect = Bedsores
It is simply not acceptable for patients to develop bedsores or pressure ulcers while they are in a hospital or nursing home. New York has
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 19, 20193 min read
How to Handle Sibling Disputes Over a Power of Attorney
A power of attorney is one of the most important estate planning documents, but when one sibling is named in a power of attorney, there...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 17, 20193 min read
Medicaid isn’t just for Nursing Homes: #Homecare
Traditionally, Medicaid has paid for long-term care in a nursing home, but because most individuals would rather be cared for at home and...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Mar 6, 20192 min read
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Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Feb 22, 20191 min read
What Is the Difference Between a Living Will and a Do-Not-Resuscitate Order?
It is a very good idea to create advance directives in order to plan for the possibility that you may one day be unable to make your own...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Feb 19, 20192 min read
State, Not Nursing Home, Must Pay Fees of Residents’ Court-Appointed Guardianship Attorney
In two separate cases, a Maryland appeals court rules that a nursing home does not have to pay attorney’s fees to an attorney appointed...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Feb 14, 20192 min read
Feds Release 2019 Guidelines Used to Protect the Spouses of Medicaid Applicants
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2019 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Jan 18, 20192 min read
2019 Guidelines Used to Protect the Spouses of Medicaid Applicants
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released the 2019 federal guidelines for how much money the spouses of...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Jan 5, 20192 min read
2019 Will Bring Social Security Beneficiaries the Biggest Increase in Eight Years
The Social Security Administration has announced a 2.8 percent increase in benefits in 2019, the largest increase since 2012. The change...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Jan 4, 20191 min read
Keep an eye on your parents savings accounts, not just your own…
Protecting your assets should be on the radar for every baby boomer. It will help your elder years be less stressful and offer you more...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Sep 5, 20186 min read
You may have signed a Living Will, but scary mistakes can happen at the ER
BY JUDITH GRAHAM AUGUST 5 WASHINGTON POST/HEALTH & SCIENCE “Don’t resuscitate this patient; he has a living will,” the nurse told the...
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Aug 14, 20185 min read
Did You Know Choosing Retirement Account Beneficiaries Can Have Tax Implications?
Retirement Account Beneficiaries & Tax Implications
Brian A. Raphan, Esq.
Aug 4, 20184 min read
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