by Regina Kiperman | Oct 19, 2020 | Estate Planning, Featured, Probate, Wills
How to Choose an Executor for Your NYC Estate Janice resides in New York City, has a gross estate of $6,000,000, wants to retain an attorney to draft her Last Will and Testament, and needs to figure out how to choose an executor. Janice is a widow with three... 
by Regina Kiperman | Oct 12, 2020 | Featured, Probate
New York County Surrogates Court Each County in New York has a Surrogates Court. The New York County Surrogates Court handles cases involving the probate of decedent’s Last Will and Testament and the administration of decedent’s estates. It also handles certain types... 
by Regina Kiperman | Oct 10, 2020 | Featured, Probate, Wills
Distributing Per StirpesEver look at a Will or Trust and see the words “per stirpes”?Ever been asked to prove your relationship to a decedent (more formally known as kinship) and be told that distributions are “by representation”?Ever see the... 
by Regina Kiperman | Oct 9, 2020 | Administration, Estate Planning, Trusts
What are the Advantages of a Revocable Trust? Is a “Lifetime” or Revocable Trust for You? In certain, but not all, situations, it may make sense to create and fund a “lifetime” or revocable trust. There are certainly advantages of a revocable... 
by Regina Kiperman | Jul 29, 2020 | Featured
Contest a Will in New York A Will contest is a type of estate litigation where an individual will “contest a will” or question the validity of a will. When Can You “Contest a Will” in New York? Wills can be contested on several grounds. An...