There are many considerations and activities relating to the settlement of a decedent’s estate. These items include the location and safekeeping of a decedent’s Last Will, the filing with the Surrogate’s Court of a Probate or Administration proceeding, the determination of next of kin, locating and collecting a decedent’s assets…
The Times Herald recently published an article on caring for a child with special needs after your death. Parents or guardians of special-needs children, or adult children living at home, need to plan for the eventuality of the child’s care after their passing. A New York City probate lawyer or…
The resurgence of the estate tax is expected to hit a lot of middle class families and others who fail to seek adequate estate planning in New York and elsewhere, according to MarketWatch. Historically, it has been thought that the tax affects a small number of tax payers — less…
A New York Fiduciary is generally required to provide a full accounting of his or her financial transactions. Fiduciaries include estate Executors and Administrators, Trustees and Guardians of incapacitated persons. The information set forth in the accounting can be simple or complex depending upon the nature of the estate or…
The application of New York inheritance and estate laws and procedure are often seen within the variety of circumstances that effect individual lives. A recent article posted at MSNBC.com on September 22, 2010 talked about the World’s Oldest Man who just celebrated his 114th birthday. The article stated that Walter…
A probate court ruling has granted control of a family trust to the third wife of late Benihana founder Rocky Aoki, which could ultimately determine the fate of the Japanese steakhouse company, the New York Post reported. New York City probate attorneys and estate planning lawyers are frequently called to…
A New York Health Care Proxy can be a valuable part of an estate plan. It provides the means by which someone can appoint an agent to make health care decisions on their behalf in the event they are not able to make these decisions for themselves. New York Public…
A New York nonprofit group is among those that have successfully taken legal action against the estate of Williamson Davidson, the former owner of the Detroit Pistons. Davidson died last year, leaving an estate valued at $5.5 billion. A total of three lawsuits have been filed in Oakland County Circuit…
Following a person’s death, it may be necessary to file papers with a Court to commence a Probate proceeding, if the person had a Last Will, or an Administration proceeding if the person died intestate. It may also be necessary to determine the appropriate set of laws that are to…
New York Administrators and Executors, also known as fiduciaries, have many responsibilities with regard to administering an estate and their relationship with estate beneficiaries. Very often, due to a fiduciary’s acts or failure to act or a conflict of interest, beneficiaries ask the Court to disqualify a fiduciary or to…