At Fern Finkel & Associates, PLLC., Fern J. Finkel brings decades of experience in elder law, estate planning and special needs planning and advocacy to our clients.
We offer a wide variety of services and practical planning instruments for the protection of older adults, persons with disabilities and their loved ones. We work closely with clients and their families to plan for future financial and personal safety through estate and asset protection planning, special needs trusts, Medicaid and benefits planning, and advance directives including wills, trusts, powers of attorney, health care proxies, living wills and other planning instruments.
Elder Law provides an integrated approach to resolving the issues facing aging clients.
One of the most common reasons clients seek the advice of an elder law attorney is for guidance in protecting their assets in the event long term care is needed, either immediate or at some time in the future.
A Supplemental Needs Trust (SNT), also known as a Special Needs Trust, is a type of Trust commonly used to “supplement” care and needs for a beneficiary while receiving means-tested public benefits
Any individual 18 years of age or older who is of sound mind may make a Last Will and Testament, also known as a Will.
A Power of Attorney is an important legal document that allows you to designate an agent to handle your property, financial and legal affairs during your lifetime.
Medicaid is a government health insurance program which may provide eligible individuals with medical care, services, and prescription drugs.
The amendment, which will go into effect on June 13, 2021, will change the existing rules in an attempt to simplify the form, which had become unwieldy and confusing to attorneys, banks and agents alike.
New York State Budget enacted by Governor Cuomo on April 3, 2020 will have a severe impact on Medicaid eligibility rules and requirements. Significantly, the implementation of the rules has been pushed forward from its prior designated start date of October 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021.
New York State Budget enacted by Governor Cuomo on April 3, 2020 will have a severe impact on Medicaid eligibility rules and requirements. Significantly, the implementation of the rules has been pushed forward from its prior designated start date of October 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021.
