Law Office of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C.
Estate Planning & Elder Law Attorney
Five years after U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s mother died of Alzheimer’s, he is still haunted by what he might have done differently for her – if only he had known her wishes. When the disease first took hold of Marjorie Warner in about 2000, her
As I venture into my early 30s, I think I’ve become pretty careful about our finances. I certainly know not to continue on with the mistakes I made in my 20s like buying more car than I can afford or not paying myself first. But something
We all want to provide for our children, and perhaps even leave a little something behind to help lighten their load after we’re gone. But when you’re the parent of a disabled child who may outlive you, the importance—and complexity—of putting financial safeguards in place
The “sandwich generation” is a term coined for families squeezed between taking care of an aging parent and raising young children or supporting adult children. This is becoming all too common with about one-in-seven middle-aged Americans taking on financial responsibility for both a parent and
You have arrived at your second marriage a little bit older and (hopefully) a little bit wiser. Second marriages and blended families present their own issues when it comes to estate planning. You would like to take care of your spouse and your children, but
Case serves as a reminder that advisers need to plan for events in which a beneficiary becomes unable to inherit. A recent murder case is bringing so-called “slayer statutes” into the limelight and making the case for planning for contingencies in the event a named
Prenuptial contracts walled off the assets from alimony claims when the star was alive but death creates new questions about where a late-in-life spouse fits into an estate plan. It looked like Robin Williams had negotiated a smooth inheritance solution for his widow and the
New York Special Needs Planning Attorney Inna Fershteyn speaks about Guardianship Proceedings, Estate Planning for Kids with Disabilities, Life Insurance when your kids are listed as beneficiaries, and planning for different situations a family may be facing. Everyone’s circumstances differ and it is very important
Robin Williams’ widow and his three children from previous marriages are currently engaged in a legal battle over everything from his clothing to his action figures, months after the actor and comic’s death. Williams’ third wife, Susan Schneider Williams, whom he married in 2011, filed
Many people get closer and closer to retirement age, fully aware of the fact that they do not have enough money saved up to live comfortably during their retirement years. They rely solely on the fact that there are programs such as Medicare and Social
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