Published: July 22, 2025Estimated reading time: 6 minutes Probate in Brooklyn, New York: A Local Guide by RK Law PC Why Families Choose RK Law […]
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New York Mental Hygiene Law § 81.44: What a Guardian Must Do When an Incapacitated Person Dies When an Article 81 guardian learns that the
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Last updated July 15 2025 Temporary Guardianship, or “emergency” guardianship is the fast‑track that the Court uses when delay could put an incapacitated person’s health, safety, or assets
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If I Don’t Want to Be a Guardian Anymore in New York, what can I do? How to Resign, Be Discharged, or Terminate an Article
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Assets with a survivorship, beneficiary, trust, or contractual designation—think joint bank accounts, TOD securities, life-insurance proceeds—skip Surrogate’s Court. Skipping probate can speed transfers, cut legal
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Creditors generally have seven (7) months from the date Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration are issued to present their claims (SCPA § 1802) against
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When New York revamped its estate-tax law in 2014 it kept one very sharp feature: the “cliff.” In 2025 the basic exclusion is $7.16 million
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OBBA Estate Planning now, more than ever, involves use of disclaimer (credit shelter) trusts as the Federal Exemption Soars to $15 Million—but New York’s $7.16
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When planning an estate or entering into a prenuptial or postnuptial agreement, the “Waiver of Right of Election” form is a powerful tool that can
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When most people picture “estate planning,” they imagine Last Will & Testaments or Revocable Trusts. Yet for many families the bulk of wealth—retirement accounts, life-insurance
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