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Laws.com Focuses on Abuse Crimes
Posted on November 20, 2009There are many websites that provide legal information to consumers and professionals. While one with a great domain name -- Laws.com -- is expanding, its staff contemplates how to educate too.Their cause: reduction of personal physical abuse, and celebration of heroes who oppose violence...
OC Judges Run for Superior Court on Nov 3rd
Posted on November 01, 2009In Pennsylvania's 2009 Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, voters interested in elder, estate, trust or other fiduciary matters should note (and hopefully vote for) two highly qualified Common Pleas judges with extensive Orphans' Court experience who are candidates for Superior Court -- Judge Anne E...
"Charitable Giving: Past, Present & Future" at PSU's Hershey Medical Center
Posted on October 29, 2009On Thursday afternoon, October 29, 2009, beginning at 4:30 pm, Penn State University and the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, will hold a reception and then a one-hour presentation entitled Charitable Gift Planning at the Hershey County Club, in its Picard Grand Pavilion, 1000 E...
"Law of the Aged" Web Links
Posted on October 23, 2009The Duquesne University Center for Legal Information, which is also the website for the Allegheny County Law Library, lists useful links and resources on its web page dedicated to the "Law of the Aged." These include:Web Sites MegaLaw - Elder Law
PA Bar Association's "Senior Guide" Reissued
Posted on October 19, 2009In September, 2009, the Pennsylvania Bar Association issued its 2009 Guide to Legal Issues for PA Senior Citizens, available free in PDF format on its website and by request in printed form.This annually-revised guide, developed by the Senior Lawyers Committee of the PBA, provides information about legal issues faced by Pennsylvania's older residents and their caregivers...
Special Needs Trusts Address Long-Term Disabilities
Posted on September 01, 2009On August 19, 2009, Michael A. Cassidy, Esq., of Tucker Arensberg, P.C., posted an entry on the Med Law Blog, entitled "Special-needs trusts can provide for disabled children."He highlighted an article of the same title published the day before by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette...
How I Survived My Summer Vacation
Posted on August 31, 2009I have not posted on this Blog since July 20th, because I could not. Two days later, while on vacation in Ocean City, Maryland, I experienced a sudden and severe accident in the surf that resulted in emergency spinal surgery at the University of Maryland's "R...
New Cause of Action under FINRA Found
Posted on July 20, 2009A decision issued on June 30, 2009, by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals, in Sarah Grammer v. John J. Kane Regional Centers-Glen Hazel (PDF, 23 pages), likely will impact nursing home and rehabilitation facilities that provide care subject to the Federal Nursing Home Reform Amendments (FNHRA)...
Proposed New PA "Department of Aging and Long-Term Living"
Posted on July 17, 2009A brief news item entitled "Bill would expand Aging department's oversight" by Scott Gilbert, posted on July 16, 2009, by WITF (Harrisburg, PA), noted the proposed restructuring of the Pennsylvania Office of Long Term Living (OLTL) into the Pennsylvania Department of Aging (DoA)All long-term living facilities, for seniors and younger people alike, may soon fall under one state agency...
PA's "Filial Responsibility" Law in the News
Posted on July 16, 2009Within the past few days, major media -- the Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News -- published accounts about Pennsylvania's filial responsibility law, drawing attention to the desperation caused in some families in the Commonwealth who are compelled to support their parents' costly care needs despite their disconnection or their best efforts...
"Growing Old in America" Report by Pew
Posted on July 14, 2009On July 7, 2009, the SmartTalk radio discussion program, offered by Public Broadcasting System affiliate WITF-FM (Harrisburg, PA), presented the topic "The New Generation Gap" with guest Kim Parker, a Senior Researcher at Pew Social & Demographic Trends, of the Pew Research Center...
July 24th Deadline for Assisted Living Regs
Posted on July 13, 2009The Pennsylvania Assisted Living Consumer Alliance (PALCA) recently updated its website to explain recent developments in proposed assisted living licensure requirements for Pennsylvania, and to announce a July 24, 2009 deadline established by the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, Office of Long-Term Living (DPW) to receive additional comments on proposed regulations...
New PA Judicial Center Open for Occupancy
Posted on July 10, 2009The newly-constructed Pennsylvania Judicial Center, located in the Capitol complex in Harrisburg, finally is receiving its new occupants.According to a news report entitled "Judicial Center in Harrisburg built to last a lifetime" by Jan Murphy, published in The Patriot-News on December 27, 2008, the PJC was expected to be completed by April, 2009, after nearly three years in
"Creativity" in Elder Law Promoted
Posted on July 09, 2009The Elder Law & Consumer Protection Clinic at Penn State/Dickinson Law School issued the Summer, 2009 issue of its newsletter, Adventures in Law and Aging (PDF, 4 pages), with the theme of "creativity" in addressing elder law issues in Pennsylvania.This is the Table of Contents of the Summer 2009 Newsletter:GUARDIANSHIP REFORM: The Need for Creative Approaches to Fiduciary Support, by Professor
Proposed DPW Lien Expansion Opposed
Posted on July 02, 2009Since April, 2009, Pennsylvania lawyers carefully followed proposed state legislation (House Bill 1351) that would significantly expand Medicaid recovery beyond the current target -- a recipient's estate after death -- to more targets in which a recipient has a limited or partial lifetime interest...
PBA Elder Law Newsletter (Spring, 2009) Available
Posted on June 17, 2009In May, 2009, the Elder Law Section of the Pennsylvania Bar Association issued its semi-annual Newsletter, Vol. 8, No. 1 (PDF, 31 pages), containing fifteen articles or notices, to its members.For a limited time, that issue is available publicly on the PBA's website here, in PDF format for viewing or download...
More "Truth About Probate and Living Trusts"
Posted on June 16, 2009The Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Attorney General?s Office will conduct a second, free ?Truth About Probate and Living Trusts? Clinic for the public, this time in the North Hills area of Allegheny County, PA (not the North Hills in Montgomery County, PA) on Monday, June 29, 2009...
Social Security & Medicare Slipping into the Future
Posted on May 21, 2009CNN posted an interview headlined "Medicare is the real danger, not social security" on May 13, 2009, that highlighted the significant slippage in sustainability of the present Medicare and Social Security benefit systems.Unfunded obligations of both Social Security and Medicare are "slipping into the future" faster than previously expected, which demand remedial action now, not later...
New "Quality Council" to Advise on Independent Living Services
Posted on May 14, 2009On May 12, 2009, the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, through its Office of Long-Term Living, announced creation of a new advisory council to focus on "quality management of in-home and community services" provided in the Commonwealth...
Blogging on the Bus
Posted on May 07, 2009I'm riding on a bus as I write this blog entry, which illustrates, in just one trip, a few trends affecting elders (and all of us in America) -- changes in employment patterns, in technology, and in mass transit.The bus I'm riding is a Setra, Model S-417 Luxury Coach, assembled in North Carolina by Daimler Buses North America...
PBA's Young Lawyers Sponsor "Wills for Heroes"
Posted on May 06, 2009In 2009, the Pennsylvania Bar Association, through its Young Lawyers Division, now sponsors a Wills for Heroes program, which "provides no-cost wills, living wills, and health care and financial powers of attorney to first responders and their spouses/partners...
New Advance Directive Form Released
Posted on May 05, 2009Recently, Robert B. Wolf, Esq., of Pittsburgh, PA, sent an email alert to his "P & T Hot Tip" recipients and to the Pennsylvania members of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel regarding a newly-revised Health Care Power of Attorney and Living Will document developed and posted jointly by physicians and lawyers in Western Pennsylvania...
Proposed Expansion of PA Medicaid Recovery
Posted on May 01, 2009On Friday, May 1, 2009, Katherine Pearson (Professor of Law, Penn State Dickinson School of Law), as Chair of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Elder Law Section, sent an email message alerting section members that, "[a]s part of a plan to implement Governor Rendell's proposed budget for the Commonwealth, legislation was introduced on April 28 that would significantly affect Medical Assistance (
Real Estate Tax: Reassessments Needed More Often
Posted on April 30, 2009On April 29, 2009, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court unanimously held, in a Majority Opinion written by Chief Justice Castille in Clifton, et al. v. Allegheny County, Nos. 20 & 21 WAP 2007 (PDF, 53 pages), that "the base year method of property valuation, as applied in Allegheny County [PA], violates the Uniformity Clause...
"Blogging" Article in PA Lawyer Magazine
Posted on April 29, 2009Pennsylvania attorney (& blogger) Kelly Phillips Erb, Esq., of Philadelphia, PA, wrote an article, entitled "Law 2.0: A Legal Blogging Primer," published in the May-June, 2009 issue of The Pennsylvania Lawyer, for the membership of the Pennsylvania Bar Association...
"Adventures in Law & Aging" -- Spring, 2009 Issue
Posted on April 27, 2009The Elder Law & Consumer Protection Clinic at Penn State/Dickinson Law School issued its most recent newsletter, Adventures in Law and Aging (Spring, 2009).The newsletter, available online in PDF format (4 pages), contains articles about elder law practice in addition to those regarding legal education and activities of that law school's elder law clinic, in Carlisle, PA:The Creative Grandparent,
The Heat is On: Federal Estate Tax Reform Brews
Posted on April 24, 2009Congress returned from its Spring Recess on April 20, 2009, and now confronts many significant issues. Among them is federal estate tax reform, presently sent to House and Senate Conference Committee negotiations in anticipation of acceptable legislation...
Senior Athletes and Senior Idols
Posted on April 17, 2009On April 14, 2009, the York (PA) Daily Record published an article entitled "Former Senior Idol competitor donates body to study" by Teresa McMinn, who reported that 92-year-old Ed Clautice recently helped "doctors study aging even after his death."Ed Clautice believed that helping others and staying physically and socially active would help him maintain a long and happy life...
"Free Ride" Over for PA DPW in Personal Injury Recoveries?
Posted on April 14, 2009On March 25, 2009, a U.S. District Court in Pennsylvania issued a Memorandum Opinion in Tristani v. Richman, 2009 WL 799747 (W.D.Pa. Mar. 25, 2009; No. 06-694).The decision held that that Pennsylvania's Medicaid recoupment, anti-lien, and anti-recovery statutory provisions create enforceable rights under Section 1983; and that such provisions bar recovery by the Commonwealth directly from a
Offshore Accounts in Dangerous Waters
Posted on April 13, 2009According to "IRS: Offshore account holders told fess up to lower penalties" (03/27/09) by Kevin McCoy, published in USA Today, the Internal Revenue Service finally is claiming its tax stake in unreported offshore accounts owned or controlled by U.S. citizens, under severe penalties if voluntary compliance is not forthcoming...
Lawyers & a Judge Educate about Living Trust Scams
Posted on March 23, 2009On March 20, 2009, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published a brief article entitled "Free legal clinic offered on probate, living trusts" that announced a free legal clinic, hosted by both the Allegheny County Bar Association and the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office, to discuss issues involving probate and living trusts to be held on March 31, 2009, in Pittsburgh...
Health Care Reform Symposium at Susquehanna
Posted on March 20, 2009In a News Release issued March 9, 2009, Susquehanna University, in Selinsgrove, PA, announced that "National and regional experts will debate merits of universal coverage" during a symposium to be held on campus on Wednesday, March 25th & Thursday, March 26th, 2009...
"Broken Trust" Elder Abuse Study Released
Posted on March 19, 2009In March, 2009, a new study on elder abuse prevention, entitled "Broken Trust: Elders, Family, and Finances" (PDF, 40 pages), was issued by the MetLife Mature Market Institute, the National Committee for the Prevention of Elder Abuse, and the Center for Gerontology at Virginia Polytechnical Institute & State University...
AHLA Session on Advance Care Planning
Posted on March 18, 2009On April 8, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, the American Health Lawyers Association will offer a one-hour teleconference, Honoring Our Patients and Capturing Lost Opportunities: The Financial, Legal, and Practical Benefits of Advance Planning, for a fee of $30 (either member or non-member)...
Medicare to Cover Sleep Disorder Treatments
Posted on March 17, 2009On March 3, 2009, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that Medicare will cover sleep testing for the diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea.CMS finds that the evidence is sufficient to determine that the results of the sleep tests identified below can be used by a beneficiary?s treating physician to diagnose OSA, that the use of such sleep testing technologies demonstrates
Federal "Elder Abuse Victims Act" Reintroduced
Posted on February 20, 2009On February 11, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill reintroduced on January 9, 2009, by Rep Joe Sestak and co-sponsors, entitled the Elder Abuse Victims Act of 2009 (House Resolution 448), and sent it to the U.S. Senate for consideration...
"How Attorneys Can Address Abuse of the Elderly"
Posted on February 09, 2009On Thursday, February 12, 2009, the Dauphin County (PA) Bar Association, through its Estate Planning & Probate Section, will host, for the Dauphin County Register of Wills, a "Breakfast with the Register" continuing legal education session for attorneys...
What is a "Gun Trust"?
Posted on February 03, 2009Joshua G. Prince authored an article entitled The New Trust on the Block -- the "Gun Trust." I am pleased to post his simplified explanation of a concept foreign to many professionals and consumers. Josh is now a third-year law student at Widener University School of Law (Harrisburg Campus)...
Believing, and Playing College Football at 59
Posted on February 02, 2009On Sunday, February 1, 2009, on his Hour of Power religious broadcast, Rev. Robert H. Schuller interviewed Mike Flynt, the author of "The Senior" (207 pages; Oct, 2008), which conveys the message: "It's Never Too Late to Tackle Your Dreams!" Mike Flynt was swapping stories with some old football buddies when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: getting kicked off the college team before
Steelers and Estate Tax
Posted on January 30, 2009With the Super Bowl scheduled to be played on Sunday evening, February 1, 2009, sports fans worldwide will focus on the Arizona Cardinals and the PITTSBURGH STEELERS -- you know, that football team from PENNSYLVANIA. Both teams are family-controlled...
The deadline to file a PA Inheritance
Posted on January 29, 2009The deadline to file a PA Inheritance Tax for a Resident Decedent (PDF) is nine months after the date of death. What if a PIT Return cannot be filed by that deadline? Answer: Request an extension to file. In accordance with Section 2136 (d) of the Inheritance and Estate Tax Act of 1995, the time for filing the return is extended for an additional period of six months...
Federal Estate Tax: Get Ready to Rumble!
Posted on January 28, 2009On January 27, 2009, the Center on Budget and Policy Proposals posted an article entitled "Congress Should Not Weaken Estate Tax Beyond 2009 Parameters", by Chye-Ching Huang, who reported: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus reportedly plans to unveil a proposal in coming weeks to make permanent key features of the estate tax that are in place in 2009...
Judges and Life-Ending Decisions
Posted on January 27, 2009On January 23, 2009, an article entitled "Judge May Make Life or Death Decision on Infant" posted by MSNBC, reported that a Texas court "may decide Tuesday whether to end life support for a 6-month-old Dallas baby who has suffered severe brain damage, dozens of bone fractures and numerous scars...
In PA, Bingo's Gamblin', Poker Ain't
Posted on January 26, 2009Gambling by seniors is a concern, not only in Pennsylvania, but nationwide, because involvement in games of chance can become additive, and the financial consequences can become dire. Bingo is a game of chance, seniors know. But seniors who play poker in PA can be relieved: Playin' Texas Hold 'em ain't gambling...
A "Perfect Storm" Affects Medicaid Funding
Posted on January 23, 2009On January 22, 2009, the non-profit Center on Budget and Policy Priorities posted a "Preliminary Analysis of Medicaid Assistance For States in the House Economic Recovery Package", including state-by-state data. The authors (Iris J. Lav, Edwin Park, Jason Levitis, and Matthew Broaddus) summarized their analysis and article: The House economic recovery package includes an approximately $88
2008 Changes to IRA Rules
Posted on January 22, 2009On January 21, 2009, MarketWatch posted an excellent article by Robert Powell, entitled Keep Track of Your IRA, about the many significant rule changes made in 2008 affecting individual retirement accounts. There were many new laws, court decisions, IRS notices and other rule changes affecting the retirement plan of choice for millions of Americans, according to Ed Slott, the nation's preeminent
Laughing through Cancer
Posted on January 16, 2009On Friday, January 16, 2009, in the afternoon, the National Public Radio show Fresh Aire from WHYY will reprise nationwide an interview first aired on March 12, 2008, entitled For Comedian, Humor Eases 'Toughest Journey' that considers humor as a weapon or a palliative against cancer...
PA DPW Updates Medicaid LTC Handbook Online
Posted on January 14, 2009On January 6, 2009, the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare updated its Long-Term Care Handbook Operations Memoranda webpage (previously revised on 07/29/08) publicly posting its collective policies and procedures for long-term care payments under the Medicaid program in the Commonwealth, applied post-DRA (federal Deficit Reduction Act of 2005)...
Will Contest in Lancaster County, PA
Posted on January 13, 2009On January 11, 2009, the Lancaster Sunday News published an extensive article entitled "Contested will is one for books" by Gil Smart, Associate Editor regarding a high-profile will contest underway in Lancaster County, PA. He reported that a retired Lancaster County judge is challenging his late son?s bequest of potentially $500,000-$900,000 made to the Lancaster Public Library under a Last
Approved Software for PA Inheritance Tax Filings
Posted on January 09, 2009On December 3, 2008, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, Inheritance Tax Division, updated its list of "Inheritance Tax Approved Software Vendors" that was sent to the Commonwealth's Registers of Wills regarding permitted filings in those offices to be forwarded to the Department for processing...
Penn Treaty Insurers under PA Rehabilitation
Posted on January 07, 2009On January 6, 2009, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced in a Press Release entitled "Insurance Department Takes Control of Struggling Allentown-based Insurer & Subsidiary" that the PA Commonwealth Court approved the Department's petition to place Penn Treaty Network America Insurance Co...
Stealing Houses by Words and Deeds
Posted on January 06, 2009On December 8, 2008, the new Uniform Municipal Deed Registration Act took effect in Pennsylvania, providing a more timely process for recording deeds in counties and also for registering deeds in local municipalities. Its purpose is to counteract land fraud by requiring prompt public recording of land transfer documents and by allowing municipalities to set additional local requirements in a
Executing versus Engaging a HCD
Posted on January 05, 2009At year's end, I noted many articles recommending execution of a health care directive or a "living will", as an important aspect of personal planning. Engaging surrogate medical decisions in an end-of-life setting is more difficult than executing a document authorizing it...
IRS Implements Final Return Preparer Regs
Posted on December 22, 2008On December 22, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service published Treasury Decision 9436, which finalized "Tax Return Preparer Penalties Under Sections 6694 and 6695." TD 9436 contains final regulations implementing amendments to the tax return preparer penalties under sections 6694 and 6695 of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) and related provisions under sections 6060, 6107, 6109, 6696, and 7701(a)(
Journeys and Journals by Dying Folks
Posted on December 15, 2008In the movie The Bucket List (2007) "two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die." But what if they wanted to do was blog about dying, that is, write a public daily journal about their progress and reactions, good or bad -- what would they say? One man's statements are found in a Dying Man's Daily Journal, which began
"Taxgirl" Blog Featured by ABA Blawgs
Posted on December 12, 2008The American Bar Association Journal's Blawg Directory today features the Taxgirl blog written by a Pennsylvania attorney -- Kelly Erb, Esq., of Philadelphia. Her commentaries, updates, and generic advice about tax matters draw such national attention...
POA Abuse Report and a PA POA Trial
Posted on December 10, 2008On December 4, 2008, the AARP Public Policy Institute and the American Bar Association's Commission on Law & Aging, issued a research report entitled "Power of Attorney Abuse: What States Can Do About It" (Nov., 2008), which "explores the problem of power of attorney abuse and how state legislatures can protect vulnerable adults against it...
ABA's Estate & Trust Primers (Updated Links)
Posted on December 08, 2008The American Bar Association, through its Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Section, posts excellent general explanations regarding estate planning principles and the planning process that eventually will materialize into surrogate decision-making or a fiduciary administration when needed...
Elder Law Attorney as Family Counselor
Posted on December 05, 2008On December 3, 2008, a Pennsylvania elder law attorney, Laurel Hartshorn, of Saxonburg, related a story on the PA Elder Law Section's listserv that highlighted the good work of elder law attorneys with aged clients and their families. I post Laurel's account (as edited by me) with her permission...
PA Inheritance Tax Returns: Banded, not Stapled
Posted on December 04, 2008On November 24, 2008, the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue, through its Inheritance Tax Division, issued a bulletin addressed to "All Individuals Who Are Filing A Pennsylvania Inheritance Tax Return Rev-1500" requiring such filings in the future without metal bindings...
FTC: "Who Cares" About Health Care Vendors
Posted on December 03, 2008On November 19, 2008, the Federal Trade Commission unveiled its "Who Cares" website, and issued a parallel booklet, to provide consumer information about health care products and services. The new website and publication were announced in a Press Release entitled "FTC Announces Health Care Booklet and Web Site for Seniors" (11/19/08)...
IRS Tests ADR Programs in Appeals
Posted on December 02, 2008On December 1, 2008, the Internal Revenue Service, in its Bulletin No. 2008-48 (PDF, 40 pages) included Announcement 2008?111 (beginning on Page 1224), entitled "Test of Procedures for Mediation and Arbitration for Offer in Compromise and Trust Fund Recovery Penalty Cases in Appeals"...
History Channel Airs "Corpse Tech"
Posted on December 01, 2008On Friday, November 28, 2008, from 7 to 8 pm, The History Channel aired a Modern Marvels episode entitled "Corpse Tech" (2008, 50 mins.) that featured Dauphin County (PA) Coroner Graham Hetrick and Funeral Director Nathan A. Bitner, both of Harrisburg, PA...
"Meals on Wheels" Feeding Seniors
Posted on November 26, 2008At Thanksgiving, we should recognize and support the many local "Meals on Wheels" programs nationwide. Congress recently ignored one opportunity to do so in proposed income tax legislation. The MoW concept began in England in 1947, and first took root in this country in Philadelphia in 1954...
"The Electronic Practice" Book for T&E Pros
Posted on November 24, 2008On November 24, 2008, a message on the ACTEC listserv noted release of a new book by Donald H. Kelley entitled The Electronic Practice (Nov., 2008), published by Penton Media (Trusts & Estates/Wealth Management Press). Don Kelley previously authored at least two books still in print: Estate Planning for Farmers and Ranchers (West Group 3e, 2004)Family Business
PBI's 2008 "Estate Law Institute"
Posted on November 21, 2008On December 9 & 10 (Tue & Wed), 2008, the Pennsylvania Bar Institute will present the fifteenth annual "Estate Law Institute" in Philadelphia, PA. Every year, more than 400 of Pennsylvania?s finest estate and trust lawyers who attend the Estate Law Institute find it is the best way to remain informed in the changing world of estates and trust practice...
Coach Broyles' "Alzheimer's Playbook"
Posted on November 20, 2008In recognition of November, 2008 as National Caregivers Month, a number of new books were issued on the topic of caregiving, that join books regularly revised & updated, some posted online for free. The foundational, classic book on the subject of personal caregiving is The 36-Hour Day (4th Ed...
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