Elder Law (2013)

Elder Law (2013)
Speaker:  Ellyn S. Kravitz, Esq. | Abrams, Fensterman, Fensterman, Eisman, Formato, Ferrara & Einiger, LLP | New York, NY

Recorded October 2, 2013 at the Bridging the Gap program in New York City.  This archived webcast is a video online program that you will view and listen to on your computer screen.

Total MCLE Credits 1.5 in Skills. Newly admitted attorneys (less than 24 months) CANNOT receive New York MCLE credit for online programs.

This program is ideal for attorneys who are looking for a basic overview on advising the elderly in New York.  Ms. Kravitz will discuss important issues concerning Life and Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Government Benefits; Retirement Planning; Veterans Benefits; Health Law; Special Needs Planning and Advance Directives such as Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy, Living Will, Burial Designation Form, and Last Will and Testament.

Topics to be discussed include:

1. Overview of Elder Law

2. Essential Planning Documents

3. Power of Attorney

4. Health Care Proxy

5. Living Will

6. Family Health Care Decision Making Act

7. Burial Designation Form

8. Guardianships

9. Will Drafting

10. Financing Long Term Care

11. Medicare

12. Medigap Insurance Policies

13. Medicaid

14. Resource and Income Levels for Nursing Home Medicaid

15. Resource and Income Levels for Community Medicaid

16. Asset Transfers

17. Regional Rates

18. Calculation of Penalty Period for Transfer of Assets

19. Residence

20. Exempt Transfers

21. Medicaid Liens

22. Estate Recovery

23. Retirement Accounts

24. Treatment of Trusts

25. Types of Supplemental Needs Trusts

26. Long Term Care Insurance

Total Credits: 1.50 | Skills: 1.50