Revoke Your Prior Will
Remember to Revoke Your Prior Will A Last Will and Testament (“Will”) is a legal document by which you can set forth your wishes for …
Wills
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? …
Special Needs Planning For My Child
Special Needs Planning for my Special Needs Child Special needs planning for your child is critical to ensuring that your child will be protected upon …
Pet Trust In Estate Planning
What is a Pet Trust? Do you cherish your pets like parents cherish their children? Do your pets rely on you like children rely on …
Self Proving Affidavit
What is a Self Proving Affidavit? A self proving affidavit is a legal document that “proves that you signed your Will.” A self-proving affidavit verifies …
Distribute the Estate Assets
If you are acting as an Executor or Administrator of an Estate, you may be asking yourself: when can I distribute the estate assets that …
Probate Assets – What are they?
Probate assets are Assets that do not Pass by Beneficiary Designation or Operation of Law. Consider the following example: Gretta died in February 2019 domiciled …
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 …
Do You Need a Pour Over Will?
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 …
How to Avoid Probate in NYC
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 …