Choose an Executor for Your NYC Estate
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 […]
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Estate Planning
Testamentary Trust for Minors vs Living Trust
Testamentary Trust for Minors vs Living Trust What is a Testamentary Trust for Minors? A Trust is a contract. It is an arrangement where one
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Checklist for Executors
You Have Been Appointed Executor of An Estate in NYC. What do you do now? Here is a basic checklist for executors for settling an
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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 5-1.1(A). Under this rule,
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Preliminary Letters Testamentary
Preliminary Letters Testamentary Authorize Immediate Access to a Decedent’s Estate. Imagine the following: your parent or loved one just died, perhaps as a result of
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Get Paid for Serving as Trustee of a Trust in New York
Get Paid for Serving as Trustee of a Trust in New York Do you want to know how to get paid for serving as trustee
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Supplemental Needs Trusts
Supplemental Needs Trusts Supplemental Needs Trusts (also known as special needs trusts) are Trusts which allow a beneficiary with a disability to receive inheritances, gifts,
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How Do I Get a Copy of the Trust?
How Do I Get a Copy of the Trust? You recently learned that your parents created a trust. Your sibling is named the Trustee. Although
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File Your Will with Probate Court?
Should You File Your Will with the Surrogate’s Court? To file your Will with the Court or not to file your Will with the Court?
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Will Drafting Tips
Top 5 Will Drafting Tips So you have decided to write a Will. Excellent. That’s half the battle. Now that you have begun the process,
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