Estate Planning Beneficiary Designations and Asset Titles – Simple But Crucial Planning Issues One of the most common estate planning mistakes is failure to change names on the title of assets and beneficiary … April 27, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Living Trusts, Trusts Mike Wallace’s Passing Reminder of Planning Needs for Dementia Dementia refers to the loss of cognitive ability to a degree beyond what is expected from normal aging. It is … April 13, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills The Complex Issues of Disinheritance Delineating what family members friends and charities will inherit after one’s death is a large part of New York estate … April 10, 2012 2 MIN READ
Business Succession, Estate Planning Farm Families Reminded of Need for Estate Planning to Smooth Transition to Next Generation Over the past few months there has been a surge in awareness efforts by agricultural publications around the need for … April 6, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning Mental Capacity Issues in Estate Planning Fights “Lawsuit-proofing” an estate is a common goal in estate planning. Of course this refers to use of strategies and tools … April 2, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Financial Planning, Inheritance Trusts Increase in Blended Families Cited For Causing “Uglier” Estate Fights The world is a different place today than it was in 1950. Several decades ago the vast majority of families … March 19, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Financial Planning DOMA Developments May Have Implications for Married Same-Sex New York Couples The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is a federal law passed in 1996 that defines marriage for federal purposes as … March 9, 2012 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Trusts Make Plans for Dividing Up or Preserving Collections in Estate Plan One important part of the elder law estate planning process involves working out inheritance details. This comes with unique concerns … March 7, 2012 2 MIN READ
Blended Families Estate Planning, Estate Planning, Trusts Famous Feuds and New York Estate Planning Lessons for Every Family A Reuters story late last week suggested that while estate planning feuds of the famous usually involve millions the principle … January 30, 2012 2 MIN READ
