{"id":12338,"date":"2016-12-08T15:38:22","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T15:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/?page_id=12338"},"modified":"2022-02-08T10:36:02","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:36:02","slug":"articles-and-news-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Articles"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"> \n#cmsmasters_row_67a844ef1484a .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-top: 50px; \n} \n\n#cmsmasters_row_67a844ef1484a .cmsmasters_row_outer_parent { \n\tpadding-bottom: 50px; \n} \n\n<\/style><div id=\"cmsmasters_row_67a844ef1484a\" class=\"cmsmasters_row cmsmasters_color_scheme_default cmsmasters_row_top_default cmsmasters_row_bot_default cmsmasters_row_boxed\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer_parent\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_outer\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_inner\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_row_margin\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_half\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h2>Estate Planning Articles<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/lesson-learned-david-bowies-expense\/\">A Lesson Learned at David Bowie\u2019s Expense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/lesson-learned-princes-expense\/\">A Lesson Learned at Prince&#8217;s Expense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/aretha-franklin-no-respect\/\">Aretha Franklin Had No Respect<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/avoid-guardianship-plan-advance\/\">Avoid Guardianship &#8211; Plan In Advance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/back-school-health-care-proxies-health-care-decisions\/\">Back To School: Health Care Proxies and Health Care Decisions\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/family-advisor-program\/\">Berwitz &amp; DiTata LLP Introduces Its Trusted Family Advisor Program<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/first-case-new-nys-decanting-law\/\">Berwitz &amp; DiTata LLP Wins First Case Under New NYS Decanting Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/berwitz-ditata-llp-gets-favorable-decision-in-court-on-new-new-york-state-decanting-law\/\">Berwitz &amp; DiTata Gets Favorable Decision in Court on New New York State Decanting Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/implements-young-families-program\/\">Berwitz &amp; DiTata LLP Implements &#8220;Young Families Program&#8221;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/capital-gains-tax\/\">Capital Gains Tax\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/your-ira\/\">Changes Effecting IRA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/changes-medicaid-estate\/\">Changes in Medicaid Estate Recovery Rules May Affect Your Existing Estate Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/estate-gift-tax-regimes\/\">Changes to New York State Estate and Gift Tax Regimes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/changing-ira-distributions-loans\/\">Changing IRA Distributions and Loans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/charitable-giving\/\">Charitable Giving<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/considering-anatomical-donation-2\/\">Considering An Anatomical Donation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/considering-early-retirement\/\">Considering Early Retirement? Social Security Primer \u2013 Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/directing-disposition-remains\/\">Directing The Disposition of Your Remains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/estate-planning-business-owners\/\">Estate Planning For Business Owners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/estate-planning-businesses\/\">Estate Planning For Businesses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/estate-planning-children-special-needs\/\">Estate Planning For Children With Special Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/estate-planning-second-marriages\/\">Estate Planning For Second Marriages<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/estate-planning-blended-family\/\">Estate Planning For Your Blended Family<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/estate-planning-age-step-families-2\/\">Estate Planning in the Age of Step-Families<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/estate-planning-lessons-learned-tragic-death-anthony-bourdain\/\">Estate Planning Lessons Learned From the Tragic Death of Anthony Bourdain<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/estate-planning-relationship-ends\/\">Estate Planning When a Relationship Ends<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/estate-planning-essential-age\/\">Estate Planning-Essential at Any Age<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/readers-contributions\/\">For Readers Making Charitable Contributions in 2020<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/getting-affairs-order\/\">Getting Your Affairs In Order\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/gifting\/\">Gifting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/a-focus-on-gifting\/\">Gifting Generally<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/gifting-529-plan\/\">Gifting With A 529 Plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/grieving-property-taxes\/\">Grieving Property Taxes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/health-care-proxies\/\">Health Care Proxies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/state-call-home\/\">Here or There: Which State Do You Call Home?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/can-provide-pet\/\">How Can I Provide For My Pet<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/can-someone-manage-can-no-longer-manage-affairs\/\">How Can Someone Manage For Me When I Can No Longer Manage My Affairs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/how-do-i-select-a-trustee\/\">How Do I Select a Trustee<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/question-readers-ira-accounts\/\">IRA Accounts: Question From Readers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/james-gandolfinis-estate-plan-its-nobodys-business\/\">James Gandolfini\u2019s Estate Plan &#8211; It\u2019s Nobody\u2019s Business\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/keeping-estate-plan-lesson-learned-lamar-odom-khloe-kardashian\/\">Keeping Up with Your Estate Plan: A Lesson Learned From Lamar Odom and Khloe Kardashian<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/lessons-learned-celebrities-make-estate-plan-keep-current\/\">Lessons Learned From Celebrities: Make An Estate Plan &amp; Keep It Current<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/lessons-learned-chadwick-boseman\/\">Lessons Learned from Chadwick Boseman<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/making-estate-plan-work\/\">Making Your Estate Plan Work For You\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/maximizing-benefits-stretch-ira\/\">Maximizing Benefits With A \u201cStretch\u201d IRA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/new-hipaa-regulations\/\">New HIPAA Regulations Necessitate Important Changes In Your Estate Planning Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/organ-tissue-donation-never-old-never-late\/\">Organ And Tissue Donation &#8211; Never Too Old, Never Too Late<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/payable-death-pod-bank-accounts\/\">Payable-On-Death (POD) Bank Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/planning-with-a-qprt\/\">Planning with A QPRT<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/protecting-retirement-accounts-creditors\/\">Protecting Retirement Accounts from Creditors\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/protecting-pets-future\/\">Protecting Your Pet\u2019s Future<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/power-attorney-myths-misconceptions\/\">Power Of Attorney &#8211; Myths &amp; Misconceptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/public-health-law-section-4201-disposal-decedents-remains\/\">Public Health Law Section 4201 &#8211; Disposal Of Decedent&#8217;s Remains<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/remote-notarization-witnessing\/\">Remote Notarization and Witnessing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/retirement-planning-myths\/\">Retirement Planning Myths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/sex-marriage-new-york-one-year-later\/\">Same Sex Marriage In New York: One Year After<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/sex-marriage-update\/\">Same Sex Marriage Update<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/file-gift-tax-return\/\">Should You File A Gift Tax Return?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/six-reasons-review-estate-planning-documents\/\">Six Reasons To Review Your Estate Planning Documents<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/slowing-alzheimers-things-can\/\">Slowing Alzheimer\u2019s: Things You Can Do<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/social-security-smart-money\/\">Social Security: Being Smart With Your Money<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/someone-watch-child-planning-children-special-needs\/\">Someone to Watch Over My Child Part 2: What to Consider When Planning For Children With Special Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/someone-watch-child-consider-planning-children-special-needs\/\">Someone To Watch Over My Child Part 1: What To Consider When Planning For Children With Special Needs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/special-needs-planning-future-child-loved-one\/\">Special Needs Planning &#8211; For the Future of Your Child or Loved One<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/speaking-adult-children-retirement\/\">Speaking with Your Adult Children About Your Retirement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/spring-cleaning-time-review-renew\/\">Spring Cleaning &#8211; Time To Review and Renew<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/benefits-529-college-savings-plans-estate-tax-planning\/\">The Benefits of 529 College Savings Plans in Estate and Tax Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/business-side-second-marriage\/\">The Business Side of a Second Marriage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/health-care-proxy-living-will\/\">The Health Care Proxy and the Living Will<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/the-importance-of-documenting-loans-to-family-members\/\">The Importance of Documenting Loans to Family Members for Estate and Medicaid Planning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/importance-reviewing-beneficiary-designations\/\">The Importance of Reviewing Beneficiary Designations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/lessons-anna-nicole-smith\/\">The Lessons of Anna Nicole Smith<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/new-power-attorney-law\/\">The New Power of Attorney Law<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/the-pitfalls-of-joint-ownership\/\">The Pitfalls Of Joint Ownership<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/time-revisit-trusts\/\">Time to Revisit Trusts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/title-matters-tenants-common-joint-tenants-tenants-entirety\/\">Title Matters<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/transfer-death-security-registration-act\/\">Transfer-On-Death Security Registration Act<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/transferring-the-home\/\">Transferring The Home\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/understanding-investments\/\">Understanding Investments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/understanding-fdic-coverage-2\/\">Understanding Your FDIC Coverage<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/update-estate-plan-following-divorce-2\/\">Update Your Estate Plan Following Divorce<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/use-new-technology-protect-critical-records\/\">Use New Technology To Protect Your Critical Records\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/what-is-includable-in-your-estate\/\">What Is Includable In Your Estate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/opening-bank-account-just-say-no\/\">When Opening a Bank Account, Just Say \u201cNO!\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/reviewing-ira-distribution\/\">While You Are Reviewing That IRA Distribution<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/who-should-serve-as-my-fiduciary\/\">Who Should Serve As My Fiduciary?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/estate-plan-include-digital-assets\/\">Why Your Estate Plan Should Include Digital Assets\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/wills-not-avoid-probate\/\">Wills Do Not Avoid Probate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/wills-revocable-living-trusts-2\/\">Wills &amp; Revocable Living Trusts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/year-end-gift-tax-planning-potential-silver-lining\/\">Year End Gift and Tax Planning &#8211; A Potential Silver Lining?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/health-care-proxy-make-work-harder\/\">Your Health Care Proxy &#8211; Make It Work Harder For You<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/responsibilities-agent-power-attorney\/\">Your Responsibilities as Agent Under a Power of Attorney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h2>Common Mistakes and Misconceptions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/jointly-owned-accounts-pass-survivor\/\">Do Jointly Owned Accounts Pass to the Survivor<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/elder-abuse-myths-misconceptions\/\">Elder Abuse<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/guardianship-myths-misconceptions\/\">Guardianship<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-joint-accounts\/\">Joint Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/life-insurance\/\">Life Insurance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/medicaid-myths-misconceptions\/\">Medicaid<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-gifting\/\">Mistakes And Misconceptions: Gifting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-paid-death-pod-accounts-2\/\">Paid On Death (Pod) Accounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/retirement-planning-myths\/\">Retirement Planning Myths<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-retitling-real-property\/\">Retitling Real Property<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-still-need-will\/\">Still Need A Will<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/myths-long-term-care\/\">The Myths About Long Term Care<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-power-power-attorney\/\">The Power Of A Power Of Attorney (POA)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-using-gift-tax-exclusion\/\">Using The Gift Tax Exclusion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-not-put-last-will-testament-safe-deposit-box\/\">Why You Should Not Put Your Last Will And Testament In A Safe Deposit Box<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/mistakes-misconceptions-will-living-will-living-trust\/\">Will, Living Will, Or Living Trust<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/power-attorney-myths-misconceptions\/\">Power Of Attorney<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_column one_half\">\n<div class=\"cmsmasters_text\">\n<h2>Elder Law Articles<\/h2>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/parting-gift-family-plan-funeral\/\">A Parting Gift to Your Family: Plan Your Funeral<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/advance-funeral-planning-makes-financial-sense-2\/\">Advance Funeral Planning Makes Financial Sense<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/avoid-guardianship-plan-advance\/\">Avoid Guardianship &#8211; Plan In Advance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/caring-for-the-caregiver\/\">Caring For The Caregiver<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/caregiving-can-hazardous-health\/\">Caregiving Can Be Hazardous To Your Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/changes-new-york-medicaid-benefits\/\">Changes in New York Medicaid Benefits<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/debt-relief-strategies-seniors\/\">Debt Relief Strategies For Seniors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/need-health-insurance-medicare\/\">Do I Need Health Insurance Other Than Medicare?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/medigap-health-insurance-plan-make-sense\/\">Does A &#8220;Medigap&#8221; Health Insurance Plan Make Sense?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/facility-prisoners\/\">Facility Prisoners<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/fear-falling-depression-older-adults\/\">Fear Of Falling And Depression In Older Adults<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/guardianship-abcs\/\">Guardianship ABCs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/guardians-duty-account-2\/\">Guardians Have A Duty To Account<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/guardianship-different-strokes-for-different-folks-part1\/\">Guardianship- Different Strokes for Different Folks Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news-2\/guardianship-different-strokes-for-different-folks-part2\/\">Guardianship- Different Strokes for Different Folks Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"li1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/guardianship-myths-misconceptions\/\">Guardianship<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/articles-and-news\/avoid-article-81-guardianship\/\">\u2013<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/berwitz-ditata.com\/guardianship-myths-misconceptions\/\"> Myths &amp; 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