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Estate Planning for Young People with Special Needs: Article 17A Guardianships and Special Needs Trusts
by Bryan Lane Berson, Esq. Download PDF: Article 17A Guardianships and SNTs in NY Article 17A Guardianships New York has established different guardianships for people in need of supervision (sometime referred to as “incapacitated persons,” “IPs,” or “wards”). Under a guardianship, a court appoints a guardian to assist an IP who lacks sufficient capacity to […]
Elder Law and Medicaid Planning for Nursing Care in NY
by Bryan Lane Berson, Esq. A. Introduction An estate plan implements documents to administer and transfer property and delegate decision-making authority. In other columns, I discussed trusts, wills, powers of attorney, health care proxies, and living wills. Elder law and Medicaid planning are a special form of estate planning. In New York, 58 separate districts […]
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