Resource center
Everything the firm has published, organized by problem
Guides, checklists, FAQs and practice pages grouped by the situation you are in.
Showing all 31 articles across 7 practice areas.
Bankruptcy & Debt
3 articles · Go to the practice page →
Business
1 article · Go to the practice page →
Elder Law & Medicaid
6 articles · Go to the practice page →
- Is It Too Late for Medicaid Planning After a Nursing Home Admission?
- Community Medicaid vs. Nursing Home Medicaid in New York
- MAPT vs. Life Estate Deed: Which Gives a Family More Flexibility?
- Can I Put My House in a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust?
- The Five-Year Medicaid Lookback: A Long Island Family Planning Guide
- Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts in New York: What They Do and What They Do Not Do
Estate Planning
8 articles · Go to the practice page →
- Estate Planning Before a Reverse Mortgage
- Reverse Mortgages and Estate Planning: Seven Problems to Solve Before Your Family Has To
- Ten Life Events That Should Trigger an Estate Plan Review
- Estate Planning for a Second Home in Florida or Another State
- New York Estate Tax vs. Federal Estate Tax: Why Both Matter
- Estate Planning for Blended Families and Second Marriages
- Why Signing a Trust Is Not Enough: The Importance of Trust Funding
- Will vs. Revocable Living Trust: A New York Decision Guide
Probate & Estates
7 articles · Go to the practice page →
- What Happens to a Mortgage After the Borrower Dies?
- Power-of-Attorney Abuse Discovered After Death: What Can the Estate Do?
- What Happens to a Reverse Mortgage After Death? A Guide for Heirs, Executors and Trustees
- Grounds for Contesting a Will in New York
- Selling an Inherited Home During Probate on Long Island
- What Does an Executor Actually Have to Do?
- What Happens After Someone Dies in New York? A First-30-Days Checklist
Outside resources worth knowing about
Independent, no-cost sources of information. The firm does not control these sites and lists them because clients ask where to verify things themselves.
New York State Unified Court System
Court locations, forms, self-help materials on foreclosure and Surrogate’s Court procedure, and information on answering a complaint.
nycourts.govConsumer Financial Protection Bureau
Plain-language explanations of mortgage servicing, reverse mortgages and debt collection, including what heirs may do after a borrower dies.
consumerfinance.govHUD-approved housing counseling
Free counseling for homeowners facing default or foreclosure. Anyone charging an upfront fee to obtain a modification for you should be treated with suspicion.
hud.govNew York State Department of Health
Medicaid eligibility and application materials, including the figures that change each year and that this site deliberately does not restate.
health.ny.govSuffolk County Clerk
Recorded deeds, mortgages, satisfactions and judgments. This is where to confirm how a property is actually titled rather than how everyone remembers it.
suffolkcountyny.gov/clerkUnited States Courts — Bankruptcy Basics
Neutral overviews of Chapter 7, 11 and 13, written by the federal judiciary rather than by a company selling a service.
uscourts.govTalk through your situation with a lawyer
The initial phone consultation is free and confidential. Have your documents to hand and we will tell you what your realistic options look like — including the option of doing nothing yet.