There are many reasons why someone might not think about estate planning or take proactive steps to support estate planning in New York. Unfortunately, failing to plan makes it difficult to ensure that your wishes are honored. A sudden diagnosis or accide
Planning ahead to ensure that the vast majority of your estate does not go through probate can make things easier for your loved ones. Unfortunately, as many family members find out after the fact, probate can be time consuming and expensive, but these
If you’re just entering the probate process because a loved one passed away, you might be curious about how long it will take to tie up the loose ends of the administration of the estate. Perhaps you’ve been appointed in the role of executor and other fam
Each state has a set of interstate succession laws. These apply when someone (the “decedent”) dies, and they did not leave a last will and testament. In that case the courts of the state in which the decedent passed must determine who should receive the d
