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 …
Wills
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 …
How To Write Your Will
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 …
Contest a Will in New York
Should You Contest a Will? Any person who is affected by a Last Will and Testament or a Trust may contest a will, or, challenge the Will, after it …
Estate Planning for Blended Families
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 …
Codicil to a Will
Codicil to a Will A Codicil is a supplement to a Last Will and Testament altering its provisions by additions or subtractions, or confirming its …
Estate Executor FAQs NYC
Estate Executor FAQs NYC 1.Letters Testamentary have Issued to me, and I am the Estate Executor. What do I do now? As estate executor, you …
Compel Production of a Will
How to Compel Production of a Will in NYC As a beneficiary or distributee, you can Compel Production of a Will when the executor or …
Waiver of Process Consent to Probate. Now What?
I Received a Waiver of Process Consent to Probate. Now What? Jack comes home from a long day of work and receives a Waiver of …