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		<title>Law Requires Doctors to Offer Information on Palliative Care and End-of-Life Options</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:09:27 +0000</pubDate>
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We interviewed David Leven, executive director of Compassion  &#38; Choices of New York, about the state’s recently passed Palliative Care Information Act.  That legislation requires physicians to offer terminally ill patients information on their prognosis and their full array of end-of-life care options, including hospice and other palliative care, in addition to life-extending interventions.  Compassion [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How the Economy Is Affecting Seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>kyan</dc:creator>
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We recently spoke to Andrew H. Hook, an elder law and estate planning attorney with Oast &#38; Hook (www.oasthook.com), about trends he’s observed during the economic downturn.  Andy is past president of the Special Needs Alliance and a nationally known elder law, special needs, and estate planning expert.  Here’s what he had to say&#8230;
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		<title>Dealing with the Probate Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Aug 2010 13:49:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Probate is the process by which a court determines the authenticity of a decedent’s last will and testament. The executor’s job is to carry out the decedent’s wishes as set forth in the will.  While probate sounds like a simple process, it almost never is. Even in the best of circumstances, there are procedures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estate Plans Should Represent Your Family’s Specific Needs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:10:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Each family is unique and should have an estate plan which reflects its specific requirements. Your estate plan should represent your family’s hopes for the future while meeting its current financial needs. For example, a couple married for many years will surely need a different estate plan than a second marriage couple with children from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reverse Mortgages as a Source of Equity</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Jul 2010 13:47:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because their home is their largest asset and their greatest source of equity, many choose to take out a home-equity loan. However, a home-equity loan may not be a sound option, since the money must be paid back, with interest. Luckily, there is another option available to seniors.  A reverse mortgage allows them to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Second Marriages and Estate Planning</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Jul 2010 16:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Estate Planning]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[With the number of divorces continuing to rise in the United States, there has been an increase in second marriages. Second marriages and the blended families that often result from them can pose a number of estate planning issues. This is because spouses must provide for their partners, their partner’s children, and children from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Closer Look at Spousal Refusal</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:59:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[New York is one of only three states in the U.S. that allows spousal refusal. Spousal refusal is a planning option that protects a couple’s assets and allows an incapacitated spouse to qualify for Medicaid. To be eligible for Medicaid in New York, an individual cannot have more than $13,800 in non-exempt property, which is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bernard A. Krooks to Speak on Financial Abuse of Seniors</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2010 18:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bernard A. Krooks, Esq., managing partner of Littman Krooks LLP, will teach a seminar on “Fraud and Exploitation of the Elderly” at Pace Law School in New York City on June 16. The course is being conducted in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on June 15. World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was established [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Closer Look at Charitable Trusts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jun 2010 15:58:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A charitable trust is a financial account that allows you to donate money to a charity while receiving a tax benefit for you and your heirs. There are two major types of charitable trusts: charitable remainder trusts (CRTs) and charitable lead trusts (CLTs). Of these two types of trusts, CRTs are the most common. These types [...]]]></description>
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		<title>QTIP Trusts</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 May 2010 15:30:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jferris</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A qualified terminable interest property trust (QTIP) limits a surviving spouse&#8217;s access to, and control of, the trust property. Its main objective is to enable your spouse to use your assets at the same time that you determine the distribution of those assets. Under a QTIP trust, the spouse has direct access to any income from [...]]]></description>
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