Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Trusts Developments with the New York Estate Tax We often discuss the importance for local families to account for the New York estate tax. Far more media coverage … April 9, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning April is Financial Literacy Month – Plan for Your Future In the spirit of raising awareness of sound money management April is officially deemed “National Financial Literacy Month.” The U.S. … April 8, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts Do Not Act Too Quickly After a Passing Much of estate planning involves preparations that can streamline matters in the aftermath of a death. The probate process can … April 2, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes Federal Estate Tax “Portability” – Should It Always Be Used? The idea of “portability” is an important part of many estate plans. Portability is technically an informal word referring to … March 27, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills Don’t Leave Your Planning Up to a Coin Toss A headline-grabbing story last week in the New York Post offers a good reminder of the need to be crystal … March 25, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Are You Too Young to Have an Estate Plan? A quick Google search reveals about 10 000 articles providing 5 10 15 or more reasons why everyone needs an … March 4, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts, Wills Marriage Matters – A Reminder of the Tax Benefit Earlier this week we discussed the tragic death of New York actor Philip Seymour Hoffman. There are many estate planning … February 28, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts Using a “Life Estate” in a New York Estate Plan Property rights and rules are some of the most complex (and arcane) areas of the law. Of particular importance for … February 25, 2014 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts Can Your Heirs Work Together? Creating a will and drafting trust documents are forms of “transactional law.” That means that unlike litigation the purpose is … February 21, 2014 2 MIN READ