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How to Choose a Fiduciary: Tips for Selecting your Executor, Agent, and Trustee

When creating or updating your Estate plan, you need to designate a number of fiduciaries, such as agent, guardian, executor, and trustee.
It’s important to carefully consider who you choose to give rights and powers to on your behalf.
Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener will guide you through choosing a fiduciary for each legal document in your estate plan and the qualities that should be considered.

Honoring the Women in our Lives: Insights into Elder Law as a Women’s Issue

Women are often tasked with caring for family members, including aging parents and in-laws, while still caring for their young (and adult) children. An ideal way to honor mothers is to get planning in place to alleviate the financial burden of financing long term care. Also learn about ways to prepare for likely milestones for […]

LIAD’s 2024 Here’s to Hope Luncheon

The Heritage Club at Bethpage 99 Quaker Meeting House Rd, Farmingdale, NY, United States

Join Board Chair of the Long Island Alzheimer’s and Dementia Center, Jennifer Cona for an exciting event featuring local boutique shopping, raffles and more!

Navigating Your Financial Future: Secure Act 2.0

Join us for an insightful discussion led by Cona Elder Law Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener, alongside Amanda Gonzalez, AIF® from Heritage Harbor Financial Associates. Discover the potential impact of the Secure Act 2.0 on your financial planning journey. Gain valuable insights into changes regarding: ★ Required Minimum Distributions ★ Higher Catch-up Contributions ★ Optimizing 529 […]

2024 Annual Caregiver Conference

Hilton Long Island 598 Broad Hollow Road, Melville, NY, United States

Join us for the Annual Cona Elder Law Caregiver Conference. This year we will discuss "The Loneliness Epidemic: Tackling Isolation, Care Needs & Finances In Senior Living." Our Exhibitor Expo will feature senior services and elder care resources on topics such as home care, assisted living, reverse mortgages, long-term care insurance, caregiver support and resources, and more.

A Preventive Approach to Supporting Your Working Care Giver

The Bristal at Jericho 310 Jericho Turnpike, Jericho, NY, United States

Cona Elder Law Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener is presenting to members of the Society for Human Resources Managers (SHRM) Long Island Chapter on Cona Elder Law's employee benefit program, TAWC. […]

Pre-Planning vs. Crisis Planning

Join Cona Elder Law Senior Partner Melissa Negrin-Wiener and special guest Kristina Caputo, Funeral Director/Pre-Planning Specialist from Jerusalem Memorial Chapels. Learn about the critical distinction between pre-planning and crisis planning, essential for seniors and those preparing for long-term care as part of estate planning. Topics discussed will include: ★ The Importance of Pre-Planning ★ Strategies […]

2024 Veterans Aid & Attendance Pension

Join Senior Partner, Melissa Negrin-Wiener, Esq. and learn about Aid and Attendance, a financial benefit through the Veteran’s Administration for wartime veterans and their surviving spouses to help them pay for in-home care and assisted living. The session will provide specifics about benefits, the application process, and the new eligibility requirements established in 2018. Register […]

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