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Connecticut Law Tribune

My Sister-in-Law Died by Assisted Suicide: Connecticut Braces for Aid-in-Dying Bill

Connecticut legislators will discuss an aid-in-dying bill this year, as proponent and opponents draw battle lines, and brace for litigation.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Medicaid Rescinding Restrictive Requirement

In a significant and constructive development, the New York State Department of Health (DOH) has confirmed that it will advise local Medicaid districts to no longer impose a restrictive Medicaid position that unnecessarily forced seniors into nursing homes. Daniel G. Fish discusses in this edition of his Elder Law column.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Addressing Challenges to the Practice

Tara Anne Pleat, Chair of the NYSBA Elder Law and Special Needs Section, discusses the importance of delineating those who are qualified to provide advice in this arena in order to protect the public interest and to protect the integrity of the legal profession.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Candis Trusty Has Dedicated Her Legal Career to Serving and Protecting the Elderly

The Markowitz Ringel Trusty + Hartog partner laments that the elderly are frequent victims of fraud and loneliness and says "people have just got to care."
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Estate Planning Can Help Prevent Tangled Titles

With homeownership being increasingly inaccessible for low-income individuals, it is more imperative than ever for homeowning families to retain this asset.
9 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

HUD Steps In but Reverse Mortgages Still a Risk for Seniors

To many older Americans, a reverse mortgage seems like an attractive financial product to help them afford increased living and heath costs while staying in their family home.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Drafting Supplemental Needs Trust Could Lead to Criminal Penalty According to New Social Security Memo

The Social Security Administration has created great uncertainty for attorneys who only draft supplemental needs trusts, but do not represent clients before the agency. In his Elder Law column, Daniel Fish discusses a new transmittal that could be interpreted to mean that such attorneys must have their fees approved in advance or be subject to criminal penalties.
6 minute read

The Recorder

California State Court Filing Fees on the Rise in 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed into law Assembly Bill 330, which is projected to generate an additional $11 million per year for the Sargent Shriver Civil Counsel program.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

New Restrictive Rule Regarding Medicaid and Power of Attorney

In his Elder Law column, Daniel Fish discusses a new rule that requires local Medicaid offices to reject enrollment in a pooled income trust made under a power of attorney lacking a statutory gift rider. The rule will have the effect of causing unnecessary nursing home placements, and the legal basis for the directive is highly questionable.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

BAR REPORT - Shirley Berger Whitenack, 2019 Medal of Honor winner who found meaning in helping people

A close look at a 2019 Medal of Honor winner
6 minute read

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