Perhaps It’s Time to Part With YOUR Wishbone Collection We recently came across a strange and entertaining article in a Vermont/New Hampshire paper. The article was about a Vermont man who has been collecting the wish bones from chickens he’d eaten over...
The New York Times has been running an eye-opening series on the crisis in long-term care in this country. We covered the first article in the series, which explored the cost of long-term care, in an earlier blog. The most recent article – Desperate Families...
Protect Your Pets by Providing For Them in Your Estate Plan Pets… They greet us when we come home. They love us unconditionally. They protect and comfort us. They provide companionship. Essentially, they are a part of the family. Did you know that parrots can...
Thanksgiving is a Good Time to Reassess We hope that you had a lovely and restful Thanksgiving. It’s such a wonderful time of the year… with a focus on two of our favorite things: food and family.We hope you enjoyed plenty of both. Change is a natural part...
“The Ruinous Cost of Elder Care in America” This past weekend, The New York Times had a front-page story highlighting the disastrous long-term care situation in the United States. The article noted that “federal long-term care for older people has...
According to the latest statistics, almost 17% of the adult population in the country provides unpaid care to an adult over the age of 50. Over three-quarters of these caregivers are women who spend on average the same number of hours a week providing care as people...
Since 1991, Makofsky Valente Law Group, P.C. (and its predecessor firms), consisting of a compassionate team of attorneys, paralegals and support staff, has devoted its efforts to providing competent and caring legal services in the areas of Elder Law, Trust and Estates, Probate and Estate Administration, Medicaid Planning and Applications, Guardianships, and Special Needs Planning. Founding Partner, Ellen G. Makofsky, is a Certified Elder Law Attorney ("CELA").*