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To tax or not to tax, that is the question!

To tax or not to tax, that is the question!

On the issue of the transfer of assets upon death, Pennsylvania answered, TAX THEM!, in the form of the Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax, which taxes assets

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You’re Not Too Young For That! You’re Not Too Poor For That!

You’re Not Too Young For That! You’re Not Too Poor For That!

Millennials, do you have estate planning documents in place? No? Why not? Is it because you think you don’t really have any assets, so you

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Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and how Medicaid applies.

Activities of Daily Living (ADLs) and how Medicaid applies.

Most long-term care involves assisting with basic personal needs rather than providing medical care. The long-term care community measures personal needs by looking at whether

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Update on the Formation of PA’s Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force from Teresa Osborne, Secretary of the PA Department of Aging

Update on the Formation of PA’s Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force from Teresa Osborne, Secretary of the PA Department of Aging

On behalf of Governor Wolf, on May 23, 2018, we announced the formation of Pennsylvania’s Alzheimer’s State Plan Task Force, which was created to champion

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Your Estate Planning Documents Signed – Now What?

Your Estate Planning Documents Signed – Now What?

You’ve just finished signing your estate planning documents. Now you can breathe just a bit easier knowing this task can be checked off your list.

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Won’t You Let Me Take Your On A Sea Cruise?!?

Won’t You Let Me Take Your On A Sea Cruise?!?

I hear a lot of folks say they would never take a cruise. The reasons I most frequently hear are, “there isn’t anything to do”,

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Why Estate Planning & Elder Law Should Be A Team Sport

Why Estate Planning & Elder Law Should Be A Team Sport

It is very common in our practice to meet with husbands and wives or single individuals about their estate planning. In our practice, if a

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Essential Estate Planning Documents

Essential Estate Planning Documents

The question estate planning and elder law attorneys are often asked is, what documents do I need? The answers to that simple question can be

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Elder Abuse

Elder Abuse

Unfortunately, as the population begins to age, more and more seniors are being taken advantage of, sometimes unintentionally, and all too often intentionally. Either way,

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Concerns For Caregivers

Concerns For Caregivers

As our loved ones age it is very common for family members to want to care for them and keep them at home as long

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Attention Parents!

Attention Parents!

Parents have a seemingly endless “to do” list, but one important item that may not be on their radar is estate planning. Many people,

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Common Law Marriage in Pennsylvania

Common Law Marriage in Pennsylvania

Common law marriage in Pennsylvania was abolished on January 2, 2005. However, couples who entered into a common law marriage before that date are still

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