Gene L. Osofsky, of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky, is excited about the current trend among elders to use their electronic devices. U.S. elders, even the extremely aged, are becoming increasingly attracted to the same gadgets and gizmos that…
Gene L. Osofsky, of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky, is excited about the current trend among elders to use their electronic devices. U.S. elders, even the extremely aged, are becoming increasingly attracted to the same gadgets and gizmos that…
A techno-blizzard of new gadgets and gizmos are proving attractive to elders too. Mildred Jones, 87, is the last person you’d expect to see ogling her Smartphone. A native of Oxnard, where she grew up “by the wharves” during the…
Elder law attorney Gene L. Osofsky of the law firm Osofsky and Osofsky suggests putting on “your thinking cap” when it comes to obtaining additional social security income. Every year, more than $10 billion in Social Security benefits go unclaimed.…
Divorce seldom fails to up the complexity quotient when you add stepparents into the caregiving and estate planning equations, explains Elder law attorney Gene L. Osofsky of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky. Attorney Diane Fener, based in Virginia Beach,…
The recent death of Massachusetts Senator Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy might provoke some insightful thought about the nature of trusts – and how comprehensive and versatile they can be. Joseph P. Kennedy, the patriarch of the Kennedy Family, left behind…
While Obama might be procrastinating about what to do about the estate tax, you’d better not. President Barack Obama was supposed to tackle the thorny issue of the estate tax from the get-go, considering that the expiration date was already…
The death of your parent is bound to be an emotionally confusing time without the additional responsibilities of being named as executor of his or her estate. Elder Law attorney Gene L. Osofsky of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky…
According to Elder Law attorney Gene L. Osofsky, of the law firm Osofsky & Osofsky, the fear factor is high among Californians that many of our Elders in nursing homes may be directly impacted by Medi-Cal budget cuts. While this…
In the so-called “town hall” meetings debating the Obama Administration’s controversial health care reform plan, shrill cries of “euthanizing old people” to characterize potentially productive doctor-patient conversations concerning end-of-life issues have distorted the discourse and may cause real harm. The…
Even the most congenial of families can fight like wolverines when a Last Will and Testament is contested. For this to happen, they don’t have to be from Michigan. A Last Will and Testament is a legal declaration by which…