Elder Law, Reminder: Planning for Your Digital Assets In the last decade digital platforms like Facebook and Twitter have exploded in popularity to the point where millions of … October 21, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Creating a Financial Power of Attorney in New York While none of us expect to become so ill we cannot manage our own affairs we should nonetheless prepare contingencies … October 18, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, What Types of Cases to New York Surrogate’s Courts Handle? New York’s Surrogate’s Courts handle a wide variety of civil issues mostly related to trusts and estates guardianship and adoption. … October 15, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, Elder Law, Inter Vivos Trusts – The Benefits of Creating a Living Trust In New York state individuals can place their estate into a trust to distribute to beneficiaries and thereby avoid lengthy … October 11, 2017 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Treasury Department Announces End to myRA Retirement Savings Accounts Saving for retirement just became more difficult for thousands of Americans relying on the Treasury Department’s myRa retirement savings account … August 26, 2017 2 MIN READ
Caregiving, What is Considered a Small Estate in New York Probate Court? In New York estates with real property valued at less than $30 000 are considered “small estates” and may be … August 22, 2017 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, Elder law estate planning, How are Taxes Calculated for Inherited Property? When people learn they are going to be the beneficiaries of someone’s estate and will inherit property many of them … August 17, 2017 2 MIN READ
Elder law estate planning, What are the Marital Inheritance Laws in New York? A last will and testament spells out the final wish of the deceased including how he or she wishes to … August 14, 2017 2 MIN READ
Elder Law, What are the Rules for Appointing an Executor in New York? Estate planning is something everyone regardless of age or wealth should take care of in order disperse assets and have … August 11, 2017 2 MIN READ