Why Trusts Are Crucial to Protect Your Assets From Being Seized

In today’s society, protecting your hard earned assets from unforeseen threats is a top priority. Whether you have accumulated wealth through years of diligent work or inherited a valuable estate, the fear of losing it to creditors, lawsuits or other unforeseen circumstances can be daunting. Read More …

What Is A Medicaid Pooled Income Trust And How Can It Help Me Qualify For Community-Based Medicaid?

As one ages, there is the possibility that they may incur some sort of physical or mental disability which makes their living at home without home-care services impossible. In such a case, Medicaid planning is an important step to take in order to ensure that Read More …

Advantages and Disadvantages of a Charitable Remainder Trust in Estate Planning

Estate planning is a multi-faceted and intricate process, and each family will have different needs and considerations when formulating the most prudent estate plan. For the purposes of this article, we will be examining the charitable remainder trust, one of the estate planning tools available Read More …

How Parents Can Legally Protect Their Assets from the Liabilities of Home Accidents Involving Children

Imagine your teenager throws a party while you are out of town. Word spreads like wildfire, and soon your house is packed with more partygoers than your child had possibly imagined. Alcohol finds its way into the hands of those who should not have it, Read More …

Advantages and Disadvantages of Transferring Your House to Your Children During Your Lifetime

Transferring Your Home To Your Children When it comes time to start planning for your future, one of the first steps is to often evaluate your assets along with who will be inheriting your assets. A common choice for most individuals is to appoint family Read More …

What is the Process of Applying For NY Medicaid in 2023?

Medicaid planning is a complex method of estate planning that allows individuals to become eligible for Medicaid benefits. Medicaid benefits help recipients save money even if your income and assets may be too high to qualify. Since the Medicaid application process is both time consuming Read More …

3 Different Types of Asset Protection Trusts

Awareness surrounding the importance of asset protection soared during the COVID–19 pandemic. In particular, the Law Office of Inna Fershteyn saw a significant increase in clients who requested legal assistance with the intention of creating an asset protection plan. An Asset Protection Trust will ensure Read More …

Can I Make Changes to An Existing Trust?

A trust allows a third party, typically known as the trustee to hold assets on behalf of the beneficiary. This trust often does not have to go through probate, which is why so many individuals prefer to embark upon the trust process. Trusts provide you Read More …

Amending the Irrevocable Trust

The concept behind the irrevocable trust, a popular estate planning tool, is relatively simple; irrevocable trusts cannot be revoked and the assets cannot be returned to the trust’s original creator. Furthermore, most irrevocable trusts do not allow for the amendment of the trust, unless changes Read More …

Accounting for Art in the Estate Planning Process

Though we often associate estate planning, the process of preparing for the transfer of wealth, with tangible assets like real estate or cold, hard cash, or even intangible assets like banking or investment accounts, the fact of the matter is that for those of us Read More …