New Yorkers who are tasked with handling the estate administration of a loved one must know what they are dealing with. This is true with trust administration and estate administration. Since the issues surrounding these issues can be so complicated, having legal...
When a person is estate planning in New York, one of the most important aspects of the process is selecting the right person for the job of executor. It is not a simple responsibility and there are numerous traps involved with estate administration. The basics of...
Residents of New York might know that they should take the necessary steps to create an estate plan such as having a will. For all the good intentions that go along with will planning, it might be put off until later, repeatedly. Procrastination is a profound negative...
Not every New Yorker has a vast portfolio with significant assets that must be distributed at the time of death. Some people have significantly less. This determines the designation of the property of the decedent being referred to as a "small estate." If there was...
For people who have died and did not have a valid will, their estate is considered intestate. This means that there was no will and the distribution of assets will be based on the law for such circumstances. New York residents who fail to have even a basic estate plan...
Vigilant New Yorkers will make certain that they have crafted a comprehensive estate plan regardless of their age, assets and family situation. However, one factor that is often overlooked is the executor. Many people will have someone in mind to serve this vital...
A previous post on this blog discussed how an executor of a will or a trustee of a trust can put a correct value on some common types of property a person may hold when he or she dies. This process is important for a variety reasons and may rightly be called one of...
A previous post on this blog talked about how when it comes to estate administration, one of our law office's most important services is providing help with asset valuation on the estate's property. How much each piece of property is worth answers a lot of critical...
Particularly for those who have lost a loved one recently and are still expected to handle what was their property administering an estate can be an added stress and a time-consuming activity. Even in estates which are not being contested by disgruntled heirs, there...
One importance piece of estate administration that any personal representative handling a Rochester, New York, estate will have to resolve is whether an estate will have to consider and pay an inheritance tax. Like many other states, New York has an inheritance tax...
