Management of Digital Assets in Estate Planning
As the whole world is going digital, most of us would have accumulated a worthy collection of digital documents, photos, music, movies, e-books and even cryptocurrencies on laptops and mobile devices. These electronic assets have a financial and personal value equivalent to your physical assets. They must form a vital part of your estate and […]
Biden Plan Estate Planning Advisory for 2021
After President-Elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory over President Donald Trump, the nation’s eyes were largely focused on the two US Senate run-off elections in Georgia, which determined the makeup of the US Senate for the coming years and, with that, affected the likelihood of the enactment of President-Elect Biden’s tax agenda and other initiatives. […]
How is a will contested in Brooklyn?
Been left out of a will can hurt. Maybe before the death of the estate owner who was your father or a loved one, you might have imagined, or been told that you are a beneficiary of his estate only to find out the opposite during the reading of the deceased’s will. Such development may […]
Is it ever too early to plan?
A lot of people fail to plan their estate not because they don’t want to, but because they feel it is too early. There is this huge misconception that estate plan is strictly for the older generation as they prone to those life-threatening sicknesses. So, a man who is 40 years old may decide not […]
Estate Planning And Will Drafting In New York Forms, 2020-21
ESTATE PLANNING When planning an estate plan in New York State it is important to know the terms to understand with what you’re doing. Terms like; trusts, wills, a chance of a codicil probate processing, chosen beneficiaries etc. An attorney can point you to the best direction when it comes to planning for your estate. […]
Estate Planning Documents: All Must Have Important Docs in Details!
Estate Planning Documents: All Must Have Important Docs in Details! Estate planning is not what is talked about much as no one wants to imagine about their death but as we know, it is a universal truth that no one can escape death. Hence, it’s better to plan your estate ahead of time so that […]
Estate Planning Lawyer
What is Estate planning? Planning your estate is a way of securing your future, the future of your children, your assets etc. most people confuse estate planning with a will. A will is just one of the documents that are contained in an estate plan. An estate plan includes several legal documents which entails different […]
4 Categories of power-0f-attorney, Enlightened
The 4 categories of POA are important tools in estate planning serving the general purpose of ensuring your wishes are honored and your estate plan objectives fulfilled. In a scenario you are not in a capacity to decide for yourself, a power-of-attorney deed permits you to assign an agent to decide over your affairs. These […]
What options are available to avoid probate in Brooklyn?
After your demise, you would want everything regarding your estate to be settled immediately so that your loved ones can get the assets you left for them. While this is the wish of all estate owners, probate process can be a huge hindrance. Probate, a process done to determine the validity of a will and […]
How to use Probate records in your genealogy research
Probate Probate is the term for a legal process in which a will is reviewed to determine whether it is valid and authentic. Probate also refers to the general administering of a deceased person’s will or the estate of a deceased person without a will. Probate is a legal process that administers the distribution of […]