Rochester Child Custody Attorney Examines Your Ex Refusing You Access to the Children Occasionally, a mom or dad comes to see me as a Rochester Child Custody Attorney, and says the other parent is not letting them visit with the child. In those circumstances, one thing that parent must do immediately is make application to the court.…
Rochester Real Estate Lawyer Explains Environmental Liability Issues As an experienced Rochester Real Estate Lawyer, I am often asked about liability matters for environment issues. Today, many issues arise based on environmental issues whereas, about 20 years ago, lawsuits were brought by people who said the insurance companies were trying to deny coverage for environmental…
Rochester Elder Law Attorney Discusses the Grounds for Contesting a Will As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about the grounds for contesting a will. There are basically four grounds for contesting a will. First is lack of due execution. This is when the will was not properly signed and witnessed.…
Exemptions for Medicaid Eligibility As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about exemptions for medicaid eligibility and whether their real estate will be exempt if they apply for Medicaid in a nursing home setting. There are various protections for family members with real estate. These include transferring the real estate to…
Personal Injury Lawsuit Timeline As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Lawyer, one of the first questions that a person has when they come into the office is how long is my case going to take. They want to know about the personal injury lawsuit timeline and how long they have to wait to receive the…
Statutory Power of Attorney Gift Riders As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney, people often ask me about statutory power of attorney gift riders. The power of attorney itself authorizes gifts of up to $500 per year. If you would like to authorize your agent to make gifts of more than $500 per year for…
Rochester Landlord Tenant Lawyer Discusses the Death of a Tenant As a Rochester Landlord Tenant Lawyer, landlords often ask me what to do in the event that their tenant dies. First, you should never grant access to the apartment to anyone unless they are either an executor named in the will, an administrator, or the…
Rochester Elder Law Attorney Outlines the Medicaid Penalty Period 18As an experienced Rochester Elder Law Attorney I am frequently asked about the Medicaid penalty period. What happens is there’s a penalty period and many people have heard about this during this if you transfer assets. Basically, assets that are transferred for the purpose of qualifying…
Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer Discusses the Springing Power of Attorney As an experienced Rochester Estate Planning Lawyer, people often ask about a springing power of attorney. There are basically two types of powers of attorney. There is an immediate power of attorney that goes in effect when you and your agent sign it. The second…
Rochester Personal Injury Attorney Discusses Receiving Compensation As an experienced Rochester Personal Injury Attorney, when someone comes into our office they want to know what their case is worth and how are they going to be compensated. What I tell them is that there are three factors which really go into determining what the value…