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Goldfarb Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin LLP

Articles available from Goldfarb Abrandt Salzman & Kutzin LLP, a New York firm concentrating in Elder Law, the rights of the elderly and disabled, guardianships, and trusts and estates:

• Frequently Asked Questions Concerning
  Living Wills and Health Care Proxies
• Special Education Program: A Guide for Parents and Guardians
• The Estate Tax Is Back, but with Some Twists—And Opportunities
• Ten Biggest Mistakes You Can Make inYour Estate Plan
• NYS Estate Tax & the Increased Federal Gift Tax Exemption – Why Gifting Now Can Dramatically Reduce NYS Estate Taxes
• New Rules for Trustees in New York: Power to Adjust, Unitrust Provisions, Principal & Income Act
• 2001 Amendments To Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Provisions
• The Homestead and Medicaid Planning
• Medicaid Trusts in New York
• NY Medicaid: Some General Information.
• Medicare and Medigap Insurance -- Part A, Part B, Hospital, Nursing Home and Home Care coverage.
• Supplemental Needs Trusts for Disabled Persons -- Federal law now allows access to Medicaid after placing funds in a special trust.
• Courts Add Criteria for Supplemental Needs Trusts.
• New New York Power of Attorney Law
• New York's Family Health Care Decisions Act
• Health Care Decision Making for Incapacitated People Who Have Not Signed a Health Care Proxy

In Medicaid & Medicare we will try to answer questions like "Is there a fraudulent conveyance theory for recovering NY Medicaid? " or "Can a guardian transfer all of an incapacitated person's funds to a spouse so she can exercise a right of spousal refusal?"

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