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- $12 Million Inheritance Not Enough for These Heirs
- 2 common estate planning myths
- 2 important considerations when planning an estate sale
- 2 major considerations for creating a viable succession plan
- 2 reasons residuary estates lead to probate disputes
- 2 vital estate planning tax issues
- 2 ways to protect your companion animal in your estate plan
- 3 benefits of an irrevocable Medicaid trust
- 3 benefits of setting up a revocable trust
- 3 crucial steps involved in administering a will in New York
- 3 estate planning documents that protect your children
- 3 events that will signal a change in your estate plan
- 3 items to include in your new estate plan
- 3 kinds of family members that make estate trusts valuable
- 3 kinds of taxes that matter during estate administration
- 3 responsibilities to assume when you become a guardian
- 3 things you will forget when developing an estate plan
- 3 warning signs you could be at risk of involuntary guardianship
- 3 ways to pass business to family
- 4 considerations when naming a guardian for your child
- 4 huge estate planning mistakes you can avoid
- 4 parts of your estate plan that you should consider updating after divorce
- 4 tools for estate planning as a business owner
- 4 types of trusts you have probably never heard of
- 5 key parts of estate planning
- 5 reasons not to postpone planning your estate
- 5 reasons people don’t do their estate planning
- 5 reasons why new parents need a will
- 5 tips for creating a succession plan in your estate plan
- 6 things to consider when choosing an executor
- 7 reasons to revisit your estate plan
- 92-year-old Viacom founder and chairman reveals his estate plans
- A common estate planning mistake is not updating beneficiaries
- A family meeting can prevent some disputes over your estate plan
- A few things not to add to your will
- A Good Time To Plan Ahead
- A good will begins with a relationship with your attorney
- A health care proxy and a living will can work in tandem
- A legacy of debt
- A legal dispute over an estate requires experienced legal help
- A power of attorney can protect you from involuntary guardianship
- A special needs trust can give peace of mind and protection
- A spendthrift trust protects assets from creditors, beneficiaries
- A trust can be litigated
- Abbott and Costello heirs lose lawsuit over puppet monologue
- Accomplishing estate planning goals more challenging for unmarried couples
- Adding a list of property to your will
- Administering your estate with an eye toward the future
- Adults with Dementia Wander from Home in Increasing Numbers
- Advance planning needed for long-term care
- Advice on protecting and growing inherited assets
- Advice on protecting and growing inherited assets: part II
- After divorce, understanding how to adjust an estate plan is key
- Age plays a huge role in the need for long-term care planning
- Alzheimer’s test could impact long term care insurance
- An estate plan can address caring for pets
- An estate plan for artwork and other collectibles can be complex
- An estate plan is crucial for the stability of unmarried couples
- An estate plan is not just for older, married people
- An estate plan is not just for the wealthy
- An estate plan is the first step; administration is the second
- An executor of an estate is tasked with distributing property
- An executor’s error can be costly in New York
- An old law and the Affordable Care Act clash
- Annuities pay when it comes to meeting Medicaid limits
- Are there disadvantages to creating a DIY will?
- Are you eligible to file probate litigation against a will?
- Are you prepared for the probate process?
- Are you too old to make an estate plan?
- Art makes estate planning a bit more complicated
- Asset valuation: an often forgotten part of estate administration
- Attorney can help with estate administration
- Attorney needed for estate planning in New York
- Attorney with experience in will writing needed in New York
- Avoiding common problems with the administration of your estate
- Avoiding potential pitfalls in your long-term care planning
- Basic information about living trusts in New York
- Be careful about taking care of an estate without legal authority
- Be careful when adding names to bank accounts
- Be careful with your digital will
- Be Nice to Your Teenage Daughter, Just in Case
- Blended families and estate planning
- Blended family estate planning strategies
- Buffalo Bills now managed by trust after owner’s death
- Buffalo Bills’ future hinges upon Wilson’s estate planning, taxes
- Businessman’s estate subject to legal dispute
- Can a trust be challenged after the grantor has died?
- Can I contest my deceased relative’s New York will?
- Can I file an estate proceeding after a person’s death?
- Can I keep my estate planning documents secure online?
- Can Medicare be used for long-term care in New York?
- Can my executor use an “electronic digital will” in New York?
- Can texting a will be legally permissible?
- Can you afford to live in a nursing home?
- Can you just cut everyone out of your will?
- Can you make medical decisions for a parent declining care?
- Can you make your own estate plan?
- Can you prevent your family from challenging your will?
- Can you remove a guardian who doesn’t do their job properly?
- Can you remove a guardian who doesn’t do their job properly?
- Can you revoke a will?
- Casey Kasem’s long term care planning an example for all
- Celebrity’s mistakes reveal importance of estate planning
- Challenging a trustee’s breach of fiduciary duties
- Challenging a will based on testamentary capacity in New York
- Challenging a will: Who can do it?
- Changes in life require changes to an estate plan
- Changes to inheritance tax might not lead to IRS clawback
- Changes to the law can mean your will is out of date
- Changing nature of fiduciary responsibility in New York
- Children can help aging parents with estate planning
- Choosing a good executor is important when creating your will
- Choosing a Rochester area nursing home for a loved one
- Choosing fiduciaries through trial and error
- Collectors’ tax implications can be lessened by tax changes
- Common questions about long-term care
- Concerns related to will changes can be addressed before or after death
- Consider having an attorney as the executor of your New York will
- Consider this document as a loving gift to aging parents
- Considerations In Estate Planning
- Considers for parents planning to leave money to a child
- Continued: A deeper look at Philip Seymour Hoffman’s estate plan
- Contracts in elder care facilities
- Costs continue to grow in the field of long-term nursing care
- Could a special needs trust help your loved one?
- Could a trust help with Medicaid planning?
- Could your estate plan endanger your spouse later in life?
- Court battle looms over late musician’s trust
- Court battle may be looming over Paul Newman’s charities
- Creating a trust for your New York family-owned business
- Creating an estate plan is easier with your attorney’s help
- Creating charitable trusts can be very complex
- Creed – a poem by Lee Robinson
- Dealing with out-of-state property upon your husband’s death
- Dealing with out-of-state property upon your husband’s death
- Death and Taxes in New York – Update
- Debt And Late In Life Asset Transfers
- Deciding to contest a will in court needs professional help
- Deductions permitted for estates and trusts
- Dementia, elder care and estate planning
- Details emerge about the estate planning of comedian Joan Rivers
- Details of actor Paul Walker’s estate become public
- Did you know you have to repay the Medicaid benefits you receive?
- Different types of guardianship in New York
- Disagreement among executors & fiduciaries of Rooney’s will
- Discuss your estate plan to help your family avoid a headache
- Discussing Estate Planning Goals
- Dispute ensues after woman’s will leaves money for cats
- District Court reverses bankruptcy court’s trust ruling
- Do business owners need to keep their estate planning current?
- Do I need a trust for my newborn child?
- Do I need an attorney to do long-term care planning?
- Do new parents need an estate plan?
- Do you know what depression looks like?
- Do you need a health care proxy?
- Do you need a trust for your business?
- Do you need an estate plan at 18?
- Do you need an estate plan?
- Do you need to establish an Article 81 guardianship for a parent?
- Do you pay taxes on foreign inheritances?
- Does creating a will automatically protect my online legacy?
- Does Mom Have the Capacity to Sign That Document?
- Does New York allow for the use of electronic or digital wills?
- Does New York law recognize holographic wills?
- Does your estate plan cover dementia?
- Does your estate plan need a trust?
- Does your estate plan prevent future family disputes?
- Does your estate plan require that you choose a remainderman?
- Does your parent’s medical diagnosis mean they need a guardian?
- Don’t Fall for This Scam!
- Don’t let your estate cause a family feud
- Drafting a New York will needs a New York attorney
- Drafting estate planning documents with the estate tax in mind
- Early Medicaid planning helps you protect your estate
- Elder Abuse & Mistreatment Quiz: The Answers
- Elder law and the selection and financing of a nursing home
- Emergency Preparedness for Individuals with Disabilities and their Caregivers – by Adrienne Arkontaky, Esq.
- End of the year estate tax planning considerations
- End-of-life issues in New York need to be thought about
- Essential estate planning documents to create
- Estate administration and probate: When things go wrong
- Estate administration important for those with money but no kids
- Estate administration in New York doesn’t have to be difficult
- Estate administration may require professional help
- Estate litigation can be legally complex and emotionally charged
- Estate litigation continuous since famed singer’s death
- Estate litigation pits two older sisters against youngest sister
- Estate plan of late comic book icon a cautionary tale
- Estate planning 101: Do both spouses need an estate plan?
- Estate planning and abusiness succession plans
- Estate planning and aging alone
- Estate planning and choosing the right professional
- Estate planning and digital assets
- Estate planning and planning for one’s final arrangements
- Estate planning and tax considerations
- Estate planning and the importance of managing expectations
- Estate planning and the value of a living trust
- Estate planning as we begin to have longer and longer lifespans
- Estate planning brings New Yorkers a sense of comfort
- Estate Planning Can Be An “Adulting” Win
- Estate planning can be different for creative people
- Estate planning can reduce the risk of a dispute
- Estate planning challenges for older clients without children
- Estate planning considerations for less traditional families
- Estate planning considerations for same-sex couples
- Estate planning documents to help plan for the unexpected
- Estate planning essentials for baby boomers: part I
- Estate planning essentials for baby boomers: part II
- Estate planning fatigue: A real problem
- Estate planning for complex financial situations
- Estate Planning for Women
- Estate planning for your $1.4 billion Power Ball win
- Estate planning gives you freedom to have a great retirement
- Estate planning ideas for single New Yorkers
- Estate planning in blended families
- Estate planning in New York about more than money and assets
- Estate planning in New York can benefit from before-death gifting
- Estate planning in New York can have benefits for the future
- Estate planning in New York is for young adults, too
- Estate planning in New York with married couples in mind
- Estate Planning in Rochester, NY
- Estate planning includes legacy planning
- Estate planning is necessary and needs to be done now
- Estate planning mistakes are far too common
- Estate planning myths to avoid
- Estate planning needs to include your digital world
- Estate planning news: Bob Marley estate settles with restaurant
- Estate planning steps parents should consider after divorce
- Estate planning strategies for end of life care and treatment
- Estate planning strategies for individuals without children
- Estate planning that includes your online accounts
- Estate planning tips for doctors
- Estate planning tips for New York residents
- Estate planning tips for same-sex couples
- Estate planning to prevent financial exploitation
- Estate planning trends Rochester residents should know
- Estate planning: Business succession in New York
- Estate planning: Learning from celebrities’ mistakes
- Estate planning: questions about a loved one’s capacity
- Estate plans are for young people, too
- Estate taxes are confusing, even to the IRS
- Estate Taxes in 2010 and Beyond – What’s Going On?
- Estate-related disputes require skilled legal representation
- Even those with good retirement savings may need Medicaid
- Even young people in Rochester can benefit from estate planning
- Everyone needs a basic estate plan, regardless of age and health
- Everyone’s favorite topic: confronting their own mortality
- Ex-manager for Stan Lee charged with elder abuse and more
- Executing A Will Calls For Rapid Action
- Expecting a child is a great time to start estate planning
- Experience counts when writing an estate plan
- Facebook creates new feature to help with your estate planning
- Facebook should be included in estate planning
- Facing the challenges of an estate executor
- Failing to grasp end-of-life care may leave it out of your hands
- Family and spouse in legal dispute over wealthy man’s estate
- Family conflict often causes more problems than tax rules
- Family disputes break out when wills exclude heirs
- Famous photographs in limbo during estate administration dispute
- Famous TV’s stars heirs now locked in court battle
- Fascinating development in holocaust survivor’s will
- Federal estate tax exclusion goes up in 2016
- Finding a New York will and testament that is missing
- Finding the ideal nursing home
- Formulating an estate plan with business succession in New York
- Four tips to help art collectors pass on their art
- From 1930s pancakes in New York to litigation in 2014
- Frozen eggs and your estate plan in New York
- Fulfilling your obligation to notify creditors about the estate
- Gaining access to a deceased loved one’s email often difficult
- Gender could affect long term care planning insurance rates
- Getting an attorney to help craft your will is a good idea
- Getting your will in place brings peace of mind
- Gifting at the right time can avoid tax implications
- Gifting goodwill may come back to bite when applying for Medicaid
- Goals of estate planning include avoiding family disputes
- Good news for those trusts that don’t get funded right away
- Guardianships for minors and adults differ, so be prepared
- Guardianships: Not just for children
- Handing off your small business
- Handling art and sentimental items when estate planning
- Handling inheritances if heirs are non-marital children
- Have a loved one with special needs? There is a trust for that
- Have a voice in choosing a potential guardian
- Health care power of attorney part of long term care planning
- Heirs in legal battle over 85-year-old song lyrics
- Heirs in legal dispute over New York photographer’s estate
- Heirs seek additional royalties from Disney
- Help can be had to write a rock-solid trust document
- Help your loved ones avoid probate litigation after your death
- Hidden costs can derail an estate plan
- How a revocable trust can be useful as part of an estate plan
- How a special needs trust can help when estate planning
- How a special needs trust helps a child during your life
- How a trust can help protect an inheritance for your kids
- How a will focuses on protecting your kids
- How are assets divided when one dies without a will in New York?
- How are retirement accounts passed to your heirs?
- How can a living will protect your medical wishes?
- How can baby boomers plan their wills to prevent family disputes?
- How can estate planning benefit my business?
- How can estate planning help prevent family disputes?
- How can I protect my assets from estate taxes when I die?
- How can I protect my assets with an estate plan?
- How courts could interpret New York wills
- How do I change my will?
- How do I choose the right power of attorney?
- How do I pass on my assets to my heirs?
- How do I select an executor as part of my estate planning?
- How do you choose an estate executor?
- How do you pick the right person as the guardian for your kids?
- How does intestacy affect my estate after death?
- How does the inheritance tax work in New York?
- How does the Medicaid look-back penalty work?
- How does the Medicaid lookback period work in New York?
- How does the reading of a will really take place?
- How estate planning can help before — or after — a dementia diagnosis
- How estate planning documents should be adjusted as time passes
- How is property distributed if there is no will?
- How is real estate handled in estate planning?
- How many people don’t have wills?
- How Much Do You Know About Elder Abuse? Take the Quiz…
- How much long-term care will really be needed?
- How much money do I need to have an estate plan?
- How New York’s Medicaid recovery program affects your estate
- How old is too old to start estate planning?
- How parents can select the right guardian for their children
- How people finance a nursing home stay
- How to create and preserve a meaningful family legacy
- How to efficiently manage estate administration & probate
- How to handle distributing assets as a trustee
- How to Prepare Your Heirs for an Inheritance
- How to provide for Fido or Fluffy from the grave
- How to put a value on common types of estate property
- How to start a conversation with your parents about aging
- How to talk to your elderly parent about estate planning
- How will taxes affect your estate?
- How you can revoke a will
- Hugh Hefner’s estate plan sought to keep heirs clean and sober
- Hybrid policies may be an option for long-term care
- I’m young and healthy – do I really need a Health Care Proxy?
- If probate litigation looms on your horizon, an attorney can help
- If you wish to contest the choice for executor of an estate
- Important benefits of a trust
- Important considerations when estate planning
- Important estate planning documents beyond basic wills
- Important facts regarding probate litigation in New York State
- Important long-term care insurance questions
- Important points about a health proxy
- Important questions to ask about a power of attorney
- Important strategies to ensure your estate plan remains viable
- In New York, documents should be in order before death
- Incapacity: the aspect of estate planning you have probably forgotten
- Inheritance tax levels for 2019 announced
- Introduction to estate planning
- Is estate planning important if you’re broke?
- Is it legal for you to disinherit immediate family members?
- Is long-term care headed for a crisis?
- Is New York Taxing Out the Elderly?
- Is there a kind way to disinherit a child?
- Is there a timeline for updating estate plans?
- Issues that could trigger an estate planning revision
- It is never too early to think about long-term care planning
- It’s essential that you designate a health care agent you trust
- Keeping things confidential in New York wills
- Keeping track of an estate plan when getting remarried
- Key considerations for estate administrators
- Key points to remember with estate administration
- Knowing the basic facts about your long-term care
- Lack of children may lead to unique long-term care plans
- Lack of estate planning is common for those 55 and above
- Late chef’s estate plan shows how he distributed various assets
- Late millionaire’s estate likely headed for probate challenges
- Late singer’s death without a will puts focus on estate planning
- Lawsuits over $300M estate continue
- Lawyers, judges & officers bake for domestic violence awareness
- Learning from High Profile Mistakes – Keep Your Will Updated and in Writing
- Legal advice when considering a health proxy in New York
- Legal aid can help with estate planning in New York
- Legal assistance for elderly New Yorkers who need Medicaid
- Legal dispute centers around late artist’s estate
- Legal dispute over man’s fortune centers around handwritten will
- Legal help with advanced medical directives in an estate plan
- Legal help with estate administration after a loved one’s death
- Lessons from the Rich & Foolish – Don’t Put Off Writing Your Will
- Lessons in High Profile Estate Planning: Nothing is Certain but Death and Taxes
- Let a lawyer refamiliarize you with living trusts
- Let’s Make 2012 the Year of Fiscal Responsibility
- Library trust raises issue about trustee compensenation
- Life and death planning
- Life events that necessitate estate planning changes
- Life insurance allows you to give to charities
- Life insurance policies can be taxed in New York
- Long term care planning a must for many reasons
- Long term care planning aids adult children caring for parents
- Long term care planning in New York doesn’t have to be hard
- Long term care planning includes smart shopping
- Long term care planning is more expensive than many assume
- Long term care planning is needed for an independent future
- Long term care planning should include placement options
- Long-term care can bleed an estate dry
- Long-term care planning and New York state law
- Long-term care planning for a stroke
- Long-term care planning: Guardianships
- Make it a practice to update your estate plan
- Make your advance medical directive clear to help your family
- Manage your online social life post-death with an executor
- Medicaid 101: Transfer Doesn’t Count Until You Make It
- Medicaid could take everything from your estate, even your home
- Medical POA: Qualities to search out
- Mental health care directives give patients more control
- Mickey Rooney’s widow, children file probate litigation suit
- Miles Davis heirs very involved in feature film
- Millennials and Advanced Health Care directives
- Missing Casey Kasem shows need for long-term care planning
- Mistakes with a power of attorney can be damaging and costly
- Mom Is Leaving the Hospital – What Should I Do?
- Moving to a new state could have inheritance tax implications
- Multiple issues can be addressed through estate planning
- Municipality sues estate of deceased couple for unmaintained home
- Musician Lou Reed’s passing offers lesson in estate planning
- Naming your executor a good first step in estate planning
- New 2020 changes to Medicaid community care eligibility
- New tax law should be considered when estate planning
- New Year, New Book – W&R’s First Ever Facebook Contest
- New York estate planning a must no matter how old you are
- New York estate planning law changed, problems expected
- New York executors of billionaire’s estate vie for money
- New York lawsuit filed against former estate executor
- New York man’s $40M estate is still up for grabs
- New Yorkers’ digital footprint is part of estate planning
- No will leaves the courts to find a way
- Not all property can be covered by a will
- Nursing home selection and long-term care planning
- Nursing Home Sues Son-In-Law for Sloppy Medicaid Application
- On what grounds can a will contest be based?
- One simple step to protect your loved ones
- Online Will Websites, Part II
- Overview of guardianships in New York
- Parents of minor children may prefer leaving assets in a trust
- Parents would be wise to consider guardianship matters
- People who do their own estate plan often make mistakes
- Perelman-Cohen estate litigation turns burden of proof to son
- Perpetual trusts are a potential risk for New York residents
- Philip Seymour Hoffman’s will left many loose ends
- Planning estates for unmarried New York partners
- Planning for divorce, before you get married?
- Planning for estate taxes in New York
- Planning for Medicaid and long-term care protects your legacy
- Planning for your long-term medical needs after retirement
- Portability could aid New Yorkers in estate planning
- Predatory estate planning “help” should be avoided
- Predatory Guardians Are A Growing Problem
- Preparing and avoiding the potential of estate litigation
- Preparing for the risk of mental incapacitation
- Preserving a legacy in an estate plan requires legal advice
- Private annuity may be the answer in estate planning
- Probate administration requires experienced legal help
- Probate can be avoided with a smart estate plan
- Probate litigation and inheritance-related disputes
- Probate litigation in New York
- Probate litigation in New York is easier with a professional
- Probate myths everyone should stop believing
- Professional help needed to avoid expensive taxes on estate
- Proper estate planning can avoid family disputes
- Protecting assets from depletion by long-term care costs
- Providing for a child or adult with special needs
- Providing for your children in estate planning
- Putting a value on the family business
- Putting a will in place can help your heirs know what you want
- Putting a will in place gives peace of mind
- Qualities to look for in an estate executor
- Qualities to look for when selecting the executor of your will
- Questions to ask during the long-term planning process
- Questions to ask while pre-arranging your funeral
- Raising Medicare Copays Increases Cost of Care Overall
- Real Life Law Podcast is Live, Episode 1 and 2 Available Now!
- Recognizing Fads In Estate Planning
- Reduce probate litigation woes with a single conversation
- Reducing tax liabilities through the formation of a trust
- Regarding the identification of assets in your New York will
- Representing families in New York guardianship cases
- Representing New Yorkers in business estate disputes
- Required minimum distributions when doing estate planning
- Robin Williams’ widow questions interpretation of his trusts
- Robin Williams’ widow talks about why she went to probate court
- Rosa Parks’ personal items in New York warehouse during probate
- Safeguarding the future of your family and business
- Same-sex couples are finally granted many new rights
- Self-made people must make certain an estate plan is current
- Setting up a special needs trust
- Setting up a trust can give you peace of mind
- Setting up your long-term care plans? Choose a guardian and a nursing home
- Setting up your will and estate plan today in New York
- Shopping tips: Long term care insurance
- Should I buy insurance for my long term care planning?
- Should I consider forming a trust for a family pet?
- Should I seek durable power of attorney for my elderly parents?
- Should New York residents include digital assets in their wills?
- Should you work on your estate plan with your spouse?
- Should your child consider estate planning on the way to college?
- Should your children attend estate planning meetings?
- Sibling rivalry plays a huge role in estate administration
- Simple estate planning steps for women over 50
- Single New Yorkers need a well-crafted estate plan too
- Single people also need to focus on estate planning
- Something to talk about: Discussing an estate plan with children
- Speaking with your elders about long-term care planning
- Special Education Expenses – Tax Deductible or Not?
- Special needs trusts can help provide for long-term care
- Staten Island wins dispute with Brooklyn over $9 million estate
- Sterlings to fight over estate administration & probate
- Stipulating the care of a pet after death in will planning
- Strategies for estate planning especially important for women
- Strategies to care for a pet as part of an estate plan
- Strengths and weaknesses of different types of wills
- Taking control of your health decisions in New York
- Talking to your husband about creating a will
- Tax implications and estate planning for the unmarried
- Tax implications can be mitigated with proper estate planning
- Tax loophole saves money for America’s wealthy
- Test Tube Babies Can Be Trust Fund Babies, Too
- The attorney’s role in creating wills and estate plans
- The basics of challenging a will in New York State
- The basics of estate planning : part I
- The basics of estate planning : part II
- The basics of estate planning: part III
- The benefits of an irrevocable trust
- The best places to store your estate planning documents
- The bulk of Americans remain confused about estate planning
- The components of a trust
- The Curious Phenomenon of the e-Will
- The debts you accrue as you age won’t die when you do
- The delicate job of leaving objects to family
- The difference between guardians and conservators
- The greatest flexibility comes with a discretionary trust
- The importance of a health care proxy
- The importance of a last will and testament
- The importance of a will under New York law
- The importance of altering an estate plan post-divorce
- The importance of appointing a health care proxy
- The importance of business succession planning
- The importance of legal help with elder law in New York
- The importance of picking the right executor when estate planning
- The importance of seamless estate planning
- The importance of updating your estate plan
- The Intersection Of Divorce And Taxes
- The many responsibilities as guardian of an elderly parent
- The Medicaid “look back” period and how it affects planning
- The most common estate planning mistakes
- The most costly estate planning errors that can be avoided
- The myth of easy, accessible elder care
- The power of a health care proxy
- The Power Of Trusts In The Spotlight
- The probate administration process
- The role of a health care agent in New York
- The Role Of Privacy In Estate Planning
- The secret to avoiding probate
- The signs of dementia are not always clear
- These Books Are “In The Money”
- Thinking about care decisions in advance
- Those in creative professions must have updated wills
- Those without children should still create an estate plan
- Three tips to use when drafting a will
- Tips on how to prevent fights over family heirlooms
- Tips to help elderly parents transition to long-term care
- To give or not to give? That is the question
- Today’s families demand creative estate planning solutions
- Traps to be aware of when drafting a will
- Trust administrator proposes plan to test heirs in Prince estate
- Trustee of million dollar estate sued by sister-in-law
- Trusts & Estates Horror Story
- Trusts can completely or partially cover costs for disabilities
- Trusts can give you peace of mind in New York
- Trusts in New York have a specific distribution schedule
- Trusts: Going beyond a will
- Types of taxes due in New York for estate planning purposes
- Understanding cy-pres doctrine and how it applies to trusts
- Understanding fiduciaries and the important role they fill
- Understanding fiduciary responsibilities after a person’s death
- Understanding guardianships, its powers and how to challenge them
- Understanding how to account for cryptocurrency in an estate plan
- Understanding living trusts and the options available
- Understanding New York Medicaid’s asset rules
- Understanding someone’s reticence to give up financial control
- Understanding the consequences of dying without a valid will
- Understanding trusts – revocable, irrevocable and special needs
- Unique families require unique estate planning solutions
- University of Rochester receives $17 million from Wegman estate
- Untying The Knot Of A Loved One’s Finances
- Updating an estate plan is a forgotten necessity for New Yorkers
- Updating an estate plan regularly can avoid common errors
- Updating the plan that protects you and yours
- Updating will after major life changes can be important
- Updating your estate plan to address economic changes
- Using a trust to accomplish estate planning goals
- Using a trust to incent favorable behavior
- Using a trust to provide for a disabled loved one
- Using an irrevocable trust to qualify for Medicaid
- Using incentive trusts to motivate your heirs: A good idea?
- Valuable Basquiat painting at center of legal dispute
- Various aspects of creating a full, comprehensive estate plan
- Vince McMahon sells World Wrestling stock for estate planning
- Warren Buffett’s thoughts on giving money to children
- Watch for 10 early signs of Alzheimer’s
- What 3 factors should you look for in a guardian for your kids?
- What An Estate Plan Can Achieve
- What are estate planning strategies to avoid probate?
- What are long term care planning advance directives?
- What Are Medicaid’s Asset Rules?
- What are my duties as a special needs trustee?
- What are my responsibilities as an executor?
- What are some benefits you receive from trusts?
- What are some good questions to ask while a will is drafted?
- What are some reasons that a will may be challenged?
- What are some signs of financial exploitation?
- What are some typical probate issues in New York?
- What are the basic requirements for drafting wills in New York?
- What are the chances of using my long term care planning?
- What are the different types of trusts?
- What are the duties of an executor of a will?
- What are the duties of the executor of an estate?
- What are the easiest steps to take when creating an estate plan?
- What can happen if you don’t have an estate plan?
- What can trusts accomplish?
- What can we learn from Robin Williams’ estate planning?
- What can you do when you need to disinherit a beneficiary?
- What do childless couples need to know about estate planning?
- What do millennials need to know about estate planning?
- What do you need to do to plan for long-term care?
- What does a personal representative do for an estate?
- What does ademption mean under New York’s estate planning law?
- What does the term decanting mean for my New York trust?
- What estate tax filings are the responsibility of the executor?
- What every late-in-life parent should know about estate planning
- What factors affect who gets the pet in divorce?
- What happens if I die without a will in New York?
- What happens when a will is contested?
- What if a child doesn’t go to college after being given a fund?
- What if you’re having a hard time picking your executor?
- What impact does a Medicaid penalty have for those needing care?
- What is a fiduciary in New York?
- What is a guardianship for the intellectually disabled?
- What is a living will?
- What is a Medicaid “spend down”?
- What is a power of attorney?
- What is an executor of the will under New York law?
- What is elder law?
- What is estate administration after intestacy in New York?
- What is probate litigation and how can I avoid it?
- What is the cy-pres doctrine?
- What is the Medicaid look-back period, and will it affect you?
- What is the new normal for estate planning and trusts?
- What is the relevance of the domicile in estate administration?
- What is the role of an executor?
- What makes a will valid when it is nuncupative or holographic?
- What powers can I assign to my trustee under New York laws?
- What questions should you ask when doing long-term care planning?
- What role does undue influence play in probate litigation?
- What should I ask my estate planning attorney?
- What should I know about appointing trustees of my estate?
- What should I know about bitcoin and estate planning?
- What should I know about guardianship in New York?
- What should I know about probate in New York?
- What should I know about small estates when estate planning?
- What should you do about digital assets in an estate plan?
- What should you know about medical bills and trusts?
- What steps can I take to make creating my New York will easier?
- What to expect during the New York probate process
- What you need to know about becoming the guardian of a loved one
- What you need to know about long-term care insurance
- What you risk by adding your life insurance to your will
- What you should know before you plan that big gift
- What’s holding Americans back from forming an estate plan?
- What’s that strange word in my Power of Attorney?
- When can a surviving spouse be disqualified as such in New York?
- When can wills be revoked or altered in New York?
- When cognitive decline can invalidate estate plans
- When do revocable and irrevocable trusts actually end?
- When does a New York resident have a right to property in a will?
- When estate planning, can giving gifts avoid tax implications?
- When faced with life changes, don’t forget about estate planning
- When is a surviving spouse disqualified as an heir?
- When is a surviving spouse disqualified in an intestate case?
- When is guardianship possible in New York?
- When is it important for me to update my estate plan?
- When is it time to become a guardian of an aging parent?
- When parents pass away without an estate plan
- When probate issues threaten an estate, we can help
- When should you revise your estate plan?
- When should you start Medicaid planning for yourself?
- When should you update your estate plan?
- When should you update your estate plan?
- When someone might not want an inheritance
- Where do seniors live while getting long-term care?
- Which kind of trust is best for Medicaid planning?
- Which way of transferring real estate will work for your estate?
- Who Can Be Your Guardian
- Who makes decisions about anatomical gifts in New York?
- Who will manage your trust? Choosing a trust administrator
- Why a guardian is so important in New York
- Why can probate take so long?
- Why do people draft two different powers of attorney?
- Why do you need a will?
- Why do you need to consider appointing a guardian in New York?
- Why estate planning isn’t just for the wealthy
- Why have a simultaneous-death clause in your estate plan?
- Why hiring an estate planning attorney is the smart move
- Why it’s imperative to plan for long-term care costs
- Why it’s wise to routinely review and update beneficiary designations
- Why long-term care insurance can be so hard to get
- Why long-term care planning is important for your parents
- Why might you want to challenge a will in New York?
- Why small business owners need an estate plan
- Why some parents don’t wait for death to pass on money
- Why someone might use a deathbed will
- Why timing is everything when it comes to estate planning
- Why to tell your children what they’re going to inherit
- Why trusts are a wise step for New Yorkers’ estate plans
- Why you need to consider long term care planning
- Will alone often not enough to avoid probate
- Will health care be out of reach soon?
- Will Medicare cover your long-term care expenses as you age?
- Will New York Medicaid recovery claim your home from your estate?
- Will the New York courts uphold a no-contest clause in your will?
- Will your legacy be dividing your family?
- Wills and estate planning: Reducing the risk of family infighting
- Wills and estates: What if circumstances change before I die?
- Working with an estate planner can help people avoid a gift tax
- Writing a will is best done with professional advise and guidance
- Your Family’s Law Firm
- Your guardianship and conservatorship attorney
- Your own values and your long-term care plan
- Your personal debts will have a major impact on your legacy
- Your will can’t address all of your monetary assets
