
Keeping Your Trust Healthy
Thursday, September 4 at 7:00 PM
Location:
Hampton Bays Public Library
Helen Gould Room
52 Ponquogue Ave
Hampton Bays, NY 11946
Have you or your trustees reviewed your trust recently?
Join us as we the importance of funding trusts, selling property within trusts and the value of keeping the document in good standing.
Trusts in Action: Strategies for Estate and Medicaid Planning
Tuesday, September 16 at 1:00 PM
Location:
Port Jefferson Free Library
Meeting Room
100 Thompson St
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Join us for an informative seminar on the power of trusts in Estate and Medicaid planning. Learn how trusts can safeguard your assets, minimize taxes, and ensure your loved ones are cared for according to your wishes.
We will guide you through:
- Different types of trusts and their purposes
- Strategies to protect assets while qualifying for Medicaid and tips to avoid common pitfalls and ensure your estate plan works for you.
Estate Planning Basics
Wednesday, September 17 at 3:00 PM
Location:
Mastics-Moriches-Shirley Community Library
Large Community Room
407 William Floyd Pkwy
Shirley, New York 11967
Join us as we discuss the importance of having basic Estate Planning documents in place including advance directives. We will also touch upon new changes in 2025 that could affect your estate planning.
Protecting Assets: Should I Put My Home in a Trust?
Monday, September 29 at 1:00 PM
Location:
Southold Free Library
Community Room
53705 Main Rd.
Southold, NY 11971
Join us as we gather to discuss how to protect assets, including property and second homes, the ways to reduce and eliminate taxes, and the importance of having a sound estate plan in place.
Planning for the Future: How New Tax Laws Could Affect Your Estate
Wednesday, October 8 at 5:30 PM
Location:
Montauk Library
Community Room
871 Montauk Highway
Montauk, NY 11954
Join Nancy Burner for an overview of the key documents every estate plan should include, plus a look at how recent changes to the estate tax code could affect your planning decisions.
Essential Estate Planning For You and Your Parents
Tuesday, October 14 at 5:30 PM
Location:
Westhampton Free Library
Meeting Room AB
7 Library Avenue
Westhampton Beach, NY 11978
Many caregivers today are a part of the “sandwich generation.” This means that they are caring for families on their own while caregiving for aging loved ones. It is essential for all to have proper planning in place.
Join us as we discuss the importance of a health care proxy, a durable power of attorney, and a last will and testaments in estate planning.
Keeping your Trust Healthy
Tuesday, October 21 at 1:00 PM
Location:
Port Jefferson Free Library
Meeting Room
100 Thompson St
Port Jefferson, NY 11777
Have you or your trustees reviewed your trust recently?
Join us as she discusses the importance of funding trusts, selling property within trusts and the value of keeping the document in good standing.
Protect What Matters: Estate Planning for All Families
Friday, October 24 at 10:00 AM
Location:
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Public Library
BB-Johnson Auditorium East
S Country Rd
Brightwaters, NY 11718
Estate planning isn’t one-size-fits-all-every family is unique, and every plan should be too.
Join us as we explore how estate planning goals and strategies evolve over time, ensuring your plan aligns with your needs at every stage of life.
Estate Planning, Guardianship, and Special Needs: Planning for Every Possibility
Tuesday, October 28 at 5:30 PM
Location:
East Hampton Library
Baldwin Room
159 Main Street
East Hampton, NY 11937
Join us for as we explore the essentials of Estate Planning with a focus on planning for individuals with special needs. Our discussion will cover key strategies and tools to help families prepare for the future and protect their loved ones, including:
- Guardianship
- Establishing and maintaining Supplemental Needs Trusts
- Preserving eligibility for government benefits
- Understanding Medicaid waiver programs
- Creating thoughtful inheritance provisions for individuals with special needs
Protecting Assets: Should I Put My Home in a Trust
Tuesday, October 28 at 4:00 PM
Location:
West Babylon Public Library
Meeting Room A
211 Route 109
West Babylon, NY 11704
Join us as we gather to discuss how to protect assets, including property and second homes, the ways to reduce and eliminate taxes, and the importance of having a sound estate plan in place.
Medicare & Medicaid
Thursday, November 13 at 4:00 PM
Location:
West Babylon Public Library
Meeting Room A
211 Route 109
West Babylon, NY 11704
Join us we gather to discuss the difference between Medicare and Medicaid long-term care services.
While Medicare is a federal health insurance for those 65 and older, long-term Medicaid provides the option of receiving care services at home or in a nursing facility based on eligibility requirements.
Estate Planning Tools for Family Caregivers
Monday, August 18 at 12:00 PM
Location:
Peconic Bay Medical Center – Northwell Health
Caregivers Center
1 Heroes Way
Riverhead, NY 11901
You can attend this presentation in person or virtually via Zoom.
Planning ahead allows for less stress and crisis, especially when caring for your loved one with health concerns.
Please join speaker Britt Burner Esq. as she discusses the importance of estate planning. This workshop will help you to understand the purpose of a health care proxy, the roles of an agent, trustee and executor and aim to help family caregivers identify situations in which care plans or estate planning documents may need to change.
To register or obtain your Zoom invitation link, please contact Megan Stettinger, LMSW with the Caregivers Center at (631) 548-6259 or [email protected]
Trusts in Action: Strategies for Estate and Medicaid Planning
Monday, August 11 at 3:00 PM
Location:
Sachem Public Library
Community Room A
150 Holbrook Road
Holbrook, NY 11741
Join us for an informative seminar on the power of trusts in Estate and Medicaid planning. Learn how trusts can safeguard your assets, minimize taxes, and ensure your loved ones are cared for according to your wishes. We will guide you through:
- Different types of trusts and their purposes
- Strategies to protect assets while qualifying for Medicaid
- Tips to avoid common pitfalls and ensure your estate plan works for you.

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Aging in Place at Home
Jun 12, 2024
The “Power” of the Durable Power of Attorney
May 08, 2024
Keeping Your Trust Healthy
Mar 20, 2024
Estate Planning Basics
Feb 20, 2024
Estate Planning vs. Guardianship
Jan 30, 2024
Understanding the “Power” in New York State’s New Power of Attorney
Jun 16, 2023
Should I Put My Home in a Trust?
Jan 25, 2023
Essential Estate Planning for You and Your Parents
Nov 16, 2022
Gifting for Grandparents
Oct 03, 2022
Advance Directives 101
Jul 22, 2022
Nursing Home Medicaid
Apr 18, 2022
Keeping Your Trust Healthy
Feb 16, 2022
Demystifying Probate
Dec 10, 2021
Planning for Minor Beneficiaries
Oct 15, 2021
What impact does the closure of the Surrogate’s Courts have on the debate over the need for a living trust rather than a last will and testament?
Oct 15, 2021
Retirement Planning After the SECURE Act
Oct 15, 2021
Special Needs Planning
Oct 07, 2021
Medicaid at Home
Sep 18, 2021
The Role of Trustee and Executor
Aug 20, 2021
Medicaid 101
Jul 14, 2021
Estate Planning for Moms of All Ages
Jun 02, 2021
Protecting Your Inheritance from Divorce
Jun 02, 2021
Medicaid for Couples: When Both Spouses Need Care
Jun 02, 2021
You’re a Trustee…Now What?
Jun 01, 2021
New Year! New President! New Estate Plan?
Jun 01, 2021
New York’s New & Improved Power of Attorney
Jun 01, 2021
Qualifying for Medicaid and Keeping Your Income
May 26, 2021
‘Tis the Season: Estate Planning and Gifting
Dec 23, 2020
Estate Planning in an Election Year
Nov 13, 2020
Medicaid Deadline Fast Approaching
Aug 25, 2020
Article 81 Guardianship: Providing for an Incapacitated Adult
Aug 07, 2020
Diving Deep into the Medicaid Asset Protection Trust
Jul 17, 2020
Anatomy of a Standalone Trust
Jul 10, 2020
Tailor Made Wills
Jul 03, 2020
Debunking the Myth: Why Estate Planning is for Everyone
Jun 25, 2020
How Covid-19 has made advance directives and the durable power of attorney crucial documents for people of all ages.
Jun 24, 2020
Medicaid in the Time of COVID-19
Jun 24, 2020
Second Time Around: Estate Planning for the Blended Family
Jun 24, 2020
Income Eligibility for Medicaid: Pooled Trust
Jun 24, 2020
Understanding Trusts: Part 1
Jun 24, 2020
Trustee Responsibilities: Preparing for Incapacity
Jun 24, 2020
Medicare and Medicaid: How Do They Work Together?
Jun 24, 2020
Demystifying Medicaid
Apr 15, 2020
