Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Are You Dealing With a Loved One’s Difficult Diagnosis? These Tips Can Help
Finding out a loved one has a life threatening disease or an illness likely to prove fatal is devastating. It may be the natural progression of a medical condition your family has been dealing with for months or even years, or the news may stem from an accidental injury or surprise results of diagnostic… Read More »
Talking to Your Loved Ones about Money
Discussions about money, financial assets, and future planning strategies can be tense, even among the closest family members. While the prevailing attitude may be that it is ‘none of my business’, the fact is that money matters among those closest to you can have a significant impact on you now and in the years… Read More »
Hidden Dangers When Buying a Home
Buying a home is a major undertaking, and it represents one of the largest expenditures most people make. How can you be sure when making a real estate purchase that it is a worthy investment, free from issues that could cost you money shortly after moving in? While there is no way to make… Read More »
Protect Your Assets During Tax Season
Now that a new year has begun, it is time to give some thought to the upcoming tax season. Regardless of the size of your income or estate, this can be a challenging time of year. Dealing with the IRS can be intimidating, whether you are an individual, a business owner, or a tax… Read More »
Five Issues that Can Delay Buying a Home
You have done the footwork, conducting online research into various neighborhoods and attending numerous open houses to find the home that is right for you. You make a reasonable offer that works for both you and the seller, and now all that is left to do is to pack your belongings while you wait… Read More »
Can Your Property Handle Winter Weather Threats?
The year 2018 started off with dramatic winter storms, record setting snowfalls, and freezing temperatures throughout the New York area. All of this can wreak havoc on your home or property, causing repair nightmares and increasing the likelihood of injuries. For our New York real estate attorneys, making sure your investment in your home… Read More »
Reducing Your Need for Nursing Home Care
Medicaid planning is aimed at making sure you get the quality of care you need as you get older, without having to completely deplete the assets you have worked hard over the course of your life to earn. In addition to using estate planning and asset protection tools, such as a trust, you can… Read More »
Protecting Your Assets Against Hackers
Security breaches and hacking, in which criminals gather sensitive personal information via your computer, rose to an alarming level during 2017. Between the Equifax breach, massive system shut downs, and accusations of Russian hackers in the 2016 election, these incidents are increasingly becoming part of our way of life. As more and more people… Read More »
Downplaying Nursing Home Complaints Puts Patients in Dangerous Conditions
For family members or friends considering a nursing home for aging loved ones, news reports of cases involve abuse, neglect, and substandard care can be particularly frightening. When your loved one’s needs require this level of care, what can you do to ensure the place you choose with treat them with the care and… Read More »
Determining Your Need and Potential Options for Long-Term Care
Long-term care addresses needs people have once they become elderly or disabled. The time to begin planning for these needs is when you are young and before you suffer a disability. Medicaid planning offers strategies to help you offset these costs and to preserve your assets for your heirs, regardless of your current age…. Read More »