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Joshua Cheslow

Drescher & Cheslow

Joshua Cheslow

Drescher & Cheslow

Joshua Cheslow

Drescher & Cheslow

Joshua F. Cheslow serves Drescher & Cheslow’s clients in diverse areas that include estate planning, taxation, commercial, chancery, and civil litigation, real estate transactions, collections, and advising businesses.

Joshua F. Cheslow is experienced in all aspects of estate planning and taxation. He also regularly appears before the Superior Court in the State of New Jersey in connection with trials, argument of motions, and conferences. He has also appeared before the Appellate Division, municipal court, and municipal property tax and planning boards.

Mr. Cheslow is a dedicated counselor who believes that there is no substitute for proper legal advice. Mr. Cheslow’s diverse experience includes alternative dispute resolution as a foreclosure mediator in Monmouth, Ocean, and Middlesex Counties, appointments as guardian ad litem for minor or incapacitated individuals involved in lawsuits, estate litigation, and judgment enforcement.

Mr. Cheslow graduated from Boston University with a B.A. in History in 2001. He received his J.D. from Rutgers-Camden School of Law in 2004. Mr. Cheslow earned his LL.M. as a Master of Law in Taxation from New York School of Law in 2015. He also served as an Executive Committee Member of the New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, where he received the 2014 New Jersey Young Lawyers Service to the Bar Award.  Mr. Cheslow is also proud of his role as New Jersey State Coordinator for Wills for Heroes, a not-for-profit organization that provides Wills and other estate planning documents to first responders in New Jersey, such as policemen, firefighters, and first aid workers.  He also currently serves as a Chancery practice committee member of the Monmouth County Bar Association and lectures frequently for the bar.

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Our core values as a firm, and the ideals we believe all lawyers should strive for, involve integrity and honesty, devotion and reverence for the law, respect for our neighbors and friends, and bravery in the face of injustice.

For over 40 years, these values have helped us represent clients of all sizes while developing an outstanding team that works to create long-term client relationships.

Drescher & Cheslow, P.A. is dedicated to client service and guiding others through trying times with experienced legal advice. Professionalism and a personal touch are how we provide unique solutions for our satisfied clients.

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How to Qualify for Medicaid

To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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In addition to nursing home care, Medicaid may cover home care and some care in an assisted living facility. Coverage in your state may depend on waivers of federal rules.

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To be eligible for Medicaid long-term care, recipients must have limited incomes and no more than $2,000 (in most states). Special rules apply for the home and other assets.

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Medicaid’s Protections for Spouses

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Medicaid Planning Strategies

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Help Qualifying and Paying for Medicaid, Or Avoiding Nursing Home Care

There are ways to handle excess income or assets and still qualify for Medicaid long-term care, and programs that deliver care at home rather than in a nursing home.

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ElderLaw 101
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Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Estate Planning

Distinguish the key concepts in estate planning, including the will, the trust, probate, the power of attorney, and how to avoid estate taxes.

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Grandchildren

Learn about grandparents’ visitation rights and how to avoid tax and public benefit issues when making gifts to grandchildren.

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Guardianship/Conservatorship

Understand when and how a court appoints a guardian or conservator for an adult who becomes incapacitated, and how to avoid guardianship.

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Health Care Decisions

We need to plan for the possibility that we will become unable to make our own medical decisions. This may take the form of a health care proxy, a medical directive, a living will, or a combination of these.

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Long-Term Care Insurance

Understand the ins and outs of insurance to cover the high cost of nursing home care, including when to buy it, how much to buy, and which spouse should get the coverage.

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Medicare

Learn who qualifies for Medicare, what the program covers, all about Medicare Advantage, and how to supplement Medicare’s coverage.

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Retirement Planning

We explain the five phases of retirement planning, the difference between a 401(k) and an IRA, types of investments, asset diversification, the required minimum distribution rules, and more.

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Senior Living

Find out how to choose a nursing home or assisted living facility, when to fight a discharge, the rights of nursing home residents, all about reverse mortgages, and more.

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Social Security

Get a solid grounding in Social Security, including who is eligible, how to apply, spousal benefits, the taxation of benefits, how work affects payments, and SSDI and SSI.

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Special Needs Planning

Learn how a special needs trust can preserve assets for a person with disabilities without jeopardizing Medicaid and SSI, and how to plan for when caregivers are gone.

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Veterans Benefits

Explore benefits for older veterans, including the VA’s disability pension benefit, aid and attendance, and long-term care coverage for veterans and surviving spouses.

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