Practice Area: Elder Law & Special Needs
The Long-Awaited Modifications to the Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney Have Been Enacted
The changes to the New York Statutory Short Form Power of Attorney (POA) are long overdue.
Elder Law and Special Needs Law Journal: Fall 2020
Bill Advanced by NYSBA and Signed By Governor Tuesday Protects Consumers Who Need Help Handling Their Legal Affairs
A bill advanced by the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) and signed into law by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo will protect consumers who want a trusted individual to handle their legal affairs should they become incapacitated and need to execute a power of attorney form.
What Is Medical Aid In Dying… And What It Isn’t
The issue is not whether we will die, but how we will die and who makes decisions at life’s end. For terminally ill patients with decision-making capacity, there are options to hasten death such as stopping life-sustaining treatments or refusing food and water. There is also the medical aid in dying option that David C. … Continued
A Disaster Waiting To Happen: COVID-19 and Nursing Homes
The coronavirus was simply the spotlight that exposed systemic problems in how care and services are provided to elderly residents in nursing homes across New York. A history of failure to enforce laws and standards of care directly correlates to how facilities could care for their residents when confronted with a pandemic. This was a … Continued
The Covid Crisis and Nursing Home Reform
The New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) is examining why a disproportionate number of residents died from COVID-19 in nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the state. Nearly 6,700 coronavirus deaths occurred in nursing homes in New York State, the most of any state. According to the New York Times, 40% of all coronavirus … Continued
Elder Law and Special Needs Law Journal: Summer 2020
COVID-19: Execution of Estate Planning Documents
View this complimentary presentation sponsored by the Elder Law and Special Needs Section & Trusts and Estates Law Section of NYSBA. COVID-19: Execution of Estate Planning Documents: Perspectives and Thoughts on How this Will Affect Our Practice Speakers: Jill Beier, Esq., Beier PLLC, Lake Placid, NY Deborah Kearns, Esq., Chief Clerk, Albany County Surrogates … Continued
Administration of Special Needs Trusts: Development of an Improved Approach (Part II)
This is the second installment of an article that appeared in the March 2019 Issue of the NYSBA Journal. The authors wish to express thanks to NAELA Fellow Ron M. Landsman for his willingness to offer insight and comment on the ideas expressed in this article. His article in the Spring 2014 issue of the NAELA Journal, … Continued