Testamentary Trust for Minors
A Trust is a contract. It is a document where one person (a trustee) holds property on behalf of another (the creator) for the benefit …
A Trust is a contract. It is a document where one person (a trustee) holds property on behalf of another (the creator) for the benefit …
Do You Need a Pour Over Will? A pour over Will is an important estate planning document. A Last Will and Testament (“Will”) is a …
Medicaid Asset Protection Trust Pros and Cons What is a Medicaid Asset Protection Trust? A Medicaid Asset Protection Trust (MAPT) is a vehicle used to …
How to Avoid Probate As a follow up to my How to Write Your Will Guide, I wanted to continue to help the google lawyer …
How to Write Your Will Although I am a NYC Estate Planning lawyer, I often play google doctor, google nurse, google psychologist, google plumber, google …
Spousal Right of Election In New York, a spouse is entitled to receive the protections of the Spousal Right of Election statute, codified as EPTL …
Estate planning for blended families is important because of the competing interests between the children from the first marriage and the spouse from the second …
Are you preparing to meet with an estate planning attorney? Before you meet with an estate planning attorney for your initial consultation, you should prepare …
Preliminary Letters Testamentary Authorize Immediate Access to a Decedent’s Estate. Why Would I Need Preliminary Letters Testamentary? Imagine the following: your parent or loved one …
Supplemental Needs Trusts (also known as special needs trusts) are Trusts which allow a beneficiary with a disability to receive inheritances, gifts, lawsuit settlements, or …