VETERAN'S BENEFITS GUIDE

October 1, 2021 | Articles | Elder Law | Estate Planning

We are pleased to present the veterans benefits guide for 2014, a special report. There are many types of VA benefits available to veterans through the Veterans Administration for such things as education, life insurance, health care, home loans and burial benefits. Two major categories of benefits include compensation and pension. This report addresses the […]

THE COMPLEX MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS: DON'T GO IT ALONE

October 1, 2021 | Elder Law | Estate Planning

By: BENJAMIN D. ECKMAN, ESQ. Elder Law Attorney The Medicaid application process is complex. Have you ever been audited by the IRS? If you ever received an IRS audit notice the first thing you did was probably contact either your CPA or your lawyer. Either way I bet you did not handle the […]

HOW WILL YOUR ESTATE BE TAXED?

October 1, 2021 | Elder Law | Estate Planning | Probate | Trust Administration

By: BENJAMIN D. ECKMAN, ESQ.Elder Law Attorney Several years ago there was a commercial running with the theme “New Jersey and you – perfect together.” We in New Jersey live in a great state. We hosted the Super Bowl, have great beaches, have legal gambling in Atlantic City and so much more. But […]

WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 5 YEARS?

October 1, 2021 | Articles | Elder Law | Estate Planning

By: BENJAMIN D. ECKMAN, ESQ.Elder Law Attorney Where will you be in 5 years? Throughout my educational career the question I repeatedly was asked was “Where will you be in five years?” Whether in high school, college, or law school, there was this emphasis to look forward and plan for the future. For […]

TO GIVE OR NOT TO GIVE: HOW DOES MEDICAID ANSWER THIS QUESTION

October 1, 2021 | Elder Law | Estate Planning

By: BENJAMIN D. ECKMAN, ESQ.Elder Law Attorney To give or not to give, how does Medicaid answer this question. For sure gifting is a good thing? Winston Churchill once said “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” This maxim is almost always true except in […]

SUPREME COURT RULES INHERITED IRAs ARE NOT PROTECTED

October 1, 2021 | Elder Law | Estate Planning | Trust Administration

On June 12, 2014, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that individual retirement accounts (IRAs) left to a non-spouse beneficiary are not protected from bankruptcy proceedings. As a result of this decision, individuals who have inherited IRAs are now confronted with the prospect of not having these assets protected from creditors when filing for […]

BENEFITS OF A PERSONAL RESIDENCE TRUST

October 1, 2021 | Articles | Elder Law | Estate Planning | Trust Administration

HOW TO BEST PROTECT YOUR HOME IF NURSING HOME CARE IS EVER NEEDED By: BENJAMIN D. ECKMAN, ESQ. Elder Law Attorney What are the benefits of a personal residence trust? Many senior citizens are concerned with the thought “what will happen to my primary residence if nursing home care is ever needed?” Married couples are afraid […]

TOP ELDER LAW CASES

October 1, 2021 | Articles | Elder Law | Estate Planning

Below are the top elder law cases for 2015. Enjoy!!! 1. Short-Term Annuities Are Not Resources for Medicaid Purposes In Zahner v. Secretary Pennsylvania Dept. of Human Services the Third Circuit Court of Appeals rules that Medicaid applicants’ short-term annuities are not resources even though the terms were less than the annuitants’ life expectancies. In three […]

PROTECT YOUR IRA

September 30, 2021 | Articles | Elder Law | Estate Planning

In this article we detail how best to protect your IRA. On June 12, 2014 the United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision holding that an inherited IRA passing to a non-spouse beneficiary is not a “retirement fund” and thus does not provide creditor protection. The case focused on Hedi Heffron-Clark, who inherited an […]

ANNUITIES PROTECT FUNDS FROM NURSING HOME

September 30, 2021 | Articles | Elder Law | Estate Planning

In this article, we detail how annuites protect funds from nursing home. Individuals often purchase annuities in order to provide a source of income during retirement. However, annuities should also be considered to shelter assets, allowing the purchaser to qualify themselves or their spouse for nursing home Medicaid. Twenty five years ago when I began […]

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VETERAN'S BENEFITS GUIDE

THE COMPLEX MEDICAID APPLICATION PROCESS: DON'T GO IT ALONE

HOW WILL YOUR ESTATE BE TAXED?

WHERE WILL YOU BE IN 5 YEARS?

TO GIVE OR NOT TO GIVE: HOW DOES MEDICAID ANSWER THIS QUESTION

SUPREME COURT RULES INHERITED IRAs ARE NOT PROTECTED

BENEFITS OF A PERSONAL RESIDENCE TRUST

TOP ELDER LAW CASES

PROTECT YOUR IRA

ANNUITIES PROTECT FUNDS FROM NURSING HOME

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