You can find a number of free, highly informative webinars on elder rights issues at the National Elder Rights Training Project’s website. Webinars presented this year include: -Identifying, Preventing, and Addressing Identity Theft -Basics of VA Benefits -The...
When someone calls my office wanting to contest a will or revocable trust, one of the first questions is whether we still have time to contest it. No use going through all the details of possible forgery or undue influence if we’re two years past the time limit....
When children are already grieving the death of a parent, what a nightmare to learn that a caregiver has secretly become the parent’s spouse and stands to inherit a large portion of the estate. A recent Wall Street Journal article explored this problem. As the...
If you have read much about Medicaid planning, you have no doubt learned of the various protections available for community spouses. What is a “community spouse” and exactly who qualifies? “Community spouse” is Medicaid lingo for the husband or wife of a Medicaid...
How will you be remembered? MSNBC reports the strange story of Wellington Burt, a lumber baron who at the time of his death was one of the richest men in America. Although he died in 1919, his $100 million estate is only now being distributed. His will specified that...
The founder of Sykes Elder Law, Andrew Sykes is recognized as a leading elder law authority in Pennsylvania. He is a Certified Elder Law Attorney with over 20 years of experience helping clients with estate planning, estate administration, and Medicaid planning.