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Fair doesn’t mean equal in estate planning

When planning an estate, most often parents distribute their assets equally among their children. If it’s their goal to be ...

6 costly estate-planning minefields, and how to avoid them

Over the years many celebrities have provided cautionary estate-planning lessons, and actor James Gandolfini, who died in June 2013 at ...
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Battle over Robin Williams’ estate proves need for updated wills

Robin William’s family is now battling over his estate and assets because he did not have a proper will. Robin ...
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Elder Law: The Medicaid Application Is A Tough Process

When it’s time for a loved one to move into a nursing home, it is often a wise strategy to ...
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Long-term care issue hits close to home for Sen. Warner

Five years after U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s mother died of Alzheimer’s, he is still haunted by what he might have ...

Money Mistakes 30-Something-Year-Olds Make

As I venture into my early 30s, I think I’ve become pretty careful about our finances. I certainly know not ...

Parents should know the ABCs of special needs trusts

We all want to provide for our children, and perhaps even leave a little something behind to help lighten their ...

Medicaid Fraud and what to do if you received HRA letter

NY Top Medicaid Fraud Attorney Inna Fershteyn on RTVI with Marina Levinzon discussing Medicaid Fraud and what to do if ...

Planning for Children with disabilities attorney Inna Fershteyn answers questions on RTVI

NY Top Special needs planning Attorney Inna Fershteyn on RTVI with Marina Levinzon discusses Special Needs Trusts, Guardianships, planning for ...

5 ways to avoid getting ‘sandwiched’ by parents and kids

One-in-seven middle-aged Americans is financially responsible for both a parent and a child. The “sandwich generation” is a term coined ...
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Feds bust Miami-Dade ring in $130 million healthcare fraud case

The city of Miami, Miami-Dade County public schools and several companies lost millions of dollars in health insurance payments as ...

Estate Planning for Blended Families

You have arrived at your second marriage a little bit older and (hopefully) a little bit wiser. Second marriages and ...

Shocking NYC murder highlights need for estate planning contingencies

Case serves as a reminder that advisers need to plan for events in which a beneficiary becomes unable to inherit ...
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Robin Williams Widow Sues Estate: Does the Trust Trump Survivor Rights?

Prenuptial contracts walled off the assets from alimony claims when the star was alive but death creates new questions about ...

NY Guardianship and Special Needs planning attorney on RTN with Center for Russian Immigrants

New York Special Needs Planning Attorney Inna Fershteyn speaks about Guardianship Proceedings, Estate Planning for Kids with Disabilities, Life Insurance ...
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Robin Williams’ Widow and Children Feud Over Estate

Robin Williams, son Zachary and wife Susan Schneider attend The Comedy Awards in New York City in 2012. The late ...
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Retirement Plan Contribution Limits

Many people get closer and closer to retirement age, fully aware of the fact that they do not have enough ...
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Carrollton chiropractor sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for health care fraud

A Carrollton chiropractor who committed health care fraud was sentenced Monday to 12 years in prison, the U.S. attorney’s office ...
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Pharmacy Chain Owner Convicted of Health Care Fraud

The owner of a pharmacy chain has been convicted of defrauding Medicaid and Medicare by submitting false claims for prescription ...
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HHS Inspector General assesses new healthcare fraud alert topics

Clinically integrated networks, clinical trials and continuing medical education are the subject of OIG debate in semiannual report. This week ...