What To Do When There are Multiple Wills Written: Which Takes Precedence? Over the course of your life you go through many stages. For some people that includes moving to and from … June 20, 2016 2 MIN READ
Asset Protection, Blended Families Estate Planning Family Feud Forever: Dr. King’s Family Squabbles Continue Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. left behind a legacy of peace and understanding but he may have been surprised by … June 19, 2016 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law Elders Right to Live in the Community In 1999 the United States Supreme Court ruled in Olmstead v. L.C. that consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act … June 16, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning What’s In a Name? Publicity Rights of Deceased Celebrities What’s In a Name Depends on Who You Are. It Could Be Hundreds of Millions According to the IRS … June 13, 2016 3 MIN READ
Estate Planning Back to Basics: No Contest Clause in New York Wills One of the many goals of estate planning is to limit the amount of fighting that will occur once a … June 10, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning New York’s Family Health Care Decisions Act In a previous post about healthcare and end of life decision making we discussed the importance of the election of … June 7, 2016 2 MIN READ
Long Term Care Planning, Trust Transfers/Gifts Health Care Proxy: What is Their Role in my Health Care Decisionmaking? End of life planning can be a very daunting task and is one many individuals do not want to face … June 6, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Estate Taxes, Wills Protecting Your Individual Retirement Account from Creditors STATE SPECIFIC PROTECTIONS The current aggregate value of retirement assets in America is roughly $21 trillion with individual retirement accounts … June 4, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Living Trusts PROPOSALS TO LIMIT THE GENERATION SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX EXEMPTION PROPOSAL TO MOVE BACK TO PREVIOUS TRUST LAWS As this blog discussed in the recent past dynasty trusts are trusts … June 1, 2016 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning, Wills Life Estates and the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax When you make the decision to see an experienced estate planning attorney to make a comprehensive estate plan to safeguard … February 2, 2017 2 MIN READ
Estate Planning The 3-Tier System Rule of Third-Party Access Under the Revised UFADAA Since ratification of the Revised Uniform Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act (“RUFADAA”) in 2015 the guidelines for third-party access … September 30, 2018 2 MIN READ
Newspaper Column Avoiding New York Estate Taxes The estate tax exemption for New York residents was $5.93 million in 2021 and, since it is indexed to inflation, … September 30, 2025 2 MIN READ
