Estate Planning Doctrine of Revocation: Estate planning and the Rules to Spousal Inheritance Post-divorce in New York At the turn of the 21st century divorce or annulment of a marriage did not automatically revoke any revocable disposition … May 7, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning How ERISA Rules Protect your Estate from Attachment In 2018 new legal reforms were implemented that will effectively protect estate trusts from retirement benefit plan asset seizure by … May 4, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning How the Uniform Disposition of Community Property Rights at Death Act Affects Spousal Maintenance In New York a court will decide if spousal maintenance (“alimony”) should be extended to a former spouse’s estate. Marital … April 23, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Estate Planning to Protect Partnership Assets from Taxation Partnerships or “limited partnerships” LP established with individual member capital contributions of money and property in the interest of forming … April 20, 2018 3 MIN READ
Business Succession, Estate Planning “No Will” Probate Intestate Succession in New York When a person dies without a will in New York probate rules to intestate succession guide the distribution of asset … April 17, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Consequences of Decedent Debt in a Probate Matter Probate law demands that an executor must pay the debts and other financial obligations of an estate prior to distribution … April 15, 2018 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning Government Accountability Office Report Says Evaluations on CMS Experiments are Incomplete A recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) claims state and federal agencies tasked with evaluating experimental programs from … April 2, 2018 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Estate Planning Turning Down an Inheritance There are many reasons why discussing your comprehensive estate plan with your beneficiaries is important. Not only can it help … March 20, 2018 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes The Role of a Trust Protector Comprehensive estate planning is a long-term process. It is not complete simply because the many pieces of your estate plan … March 17, 2018 2 MIN READ
