March 19, 2019

The Karp Law Firm is a sponsor of the 2019 Prime Time Awards, an annual program honoring outstanding senior volunteers in our community. The program is coordinated by the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast,…

March 17, 2019

A wonderful and poignant segment from CBS “This Morning” about a topic that’s rarely discussed publicly. Listen to the stories of people who while caring diligently for spouses affected by Alzheimer’s, have found companionship with others.  They talk about the…

February 21, 2019

The Karp Law Firm has received the 2019 Palm Beach County Community Choice Award for BEST LAW FIRM! The contest was sponsored by the Palm Beach Post. The winner was announced at an awards banquet at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on February…

February 19, 2019

One of the fundamental goals of estate planning is to leave a legacy of family harmony. An estate need not be a fortune to spark a family feud. But of course, it helps. Take, for example, the Neumann family of…

February 13, 2019

2019 is the last year that a married person achieving full retirement age can file a restricted application. This Social Security – maximizing strategy, commonly called Claim Now, Claim More Later, is available to those born before January 2, 1954. The strategy…

February 7, 2019

Throughout our many years of experience, we have found the vast majority of nursing home staff to be well-intentioned and hardworking. That said, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) have concluded there is room for improvement. A new,…

January 24, 2019

January 17, 2019

We are lawyers, not matchmakers. That said, as elder law and estate planning attorneys we often meet older people who are looking for companionship. With so many people of all ages using online dating sites, we are taking this Valentine’s…

January 9, 2019

It’s been as much a Shakespearean tragedy as a legal battle over an elderly billionaire’s assets. The story features power grabs, on-again, off-again lovers, betrayal, and money… lots and lots of money. In my post of 2016 I described the…

January 5, 2019

Retirement isn’t for everyone. If health holds out, some people want to keep working. Just ask Attorney Martin Katz, whose remarkable career was covered in a recent Associated Press article. At the age of 99, Katz works as a special…