Mental Health, Guardianship & Elder Law Litigation Articles

Trusts & Estates Magazine: Redefining Our Approach to Mental Health and Estate Planning

By Laura M. Brancato and Mary P. O’Reilly Addressing long-terms needs can be a challenge. To be an effective estate-planning practitioner, an attorney must have …

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Navigating Right to Counsel Under Mental Hygiene Law Article 81.10

By Laura M. Brancato For elder law practitioners, the initiation of a proceeding pursuant to Article 81 of the Mental Hygiene Law is a familiar …

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The Growing Crisis in Aging

By Laura M. Brancato Historic Increase in Long-Term Care Premiums 2019 saw many states approving record increases in long-term care insurance premiums, with some states …

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Guardianship: Fact vs. Fiction

By Laura M. Brancato In recent months, television viewers have been captivated by docuseries and fictional portrayals of conservatorship, known in New York as Guardianship. …

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