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Estate Planning for Minors

Estate Planning for Minors in New York At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder law,

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Estate planning at different ages
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Estate planning at different ages

Estate Planning at Different Ages At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder law, wills, and

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Probate litigation
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Probate litigation

Probate Litigation: New York Probate Lawyer Dealing with the loss of a loved one is challenging enough without the added stress of handling their estate.

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Inheritance Dispute
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Inheritance Disputes

Inheritance Dispute Lawyer in New York Inheritance disputes can be highly complex and emotionally charged, particularly when family members are involved. If a loved one

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Will contest
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Will Contest

Will Contest Lawyer in New York Challenging the validity of a will can be a complex and emotional process. At Morgan Legal Group, located in

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Guardianship Proceedings
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Guardianship Proceedings

New York Guardianship Proceedings Guardianship proceedings are crucial in protecting the rights and assets of incapacitated individuals. In many cases, an incapacitated person may fall

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Accounting

Navigating Estate Litigation and Trust Administration in New York Estate and trust administration issues can be complex, especially when dealing with asset accounting and managing

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Estate Litigation Law
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Estate Litigation Law

Expert Estate Litigation in New York with Morgan Legal Group Estate litigation involves numerous challenges, particularly when you’re coping with the loss of a loved

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Trust Reformation
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Trust Reformation

New York Trust Reformation Lawyer Trust reformation is a complex process that involves modifying a trust to correct issues and ensure it aligns with the

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Spousal right of election lawyer New York
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Spousal Right of Election

Spousal Right of Election in New York Understanding the spousal right of election is crucial for protecting the inheritance rights of a surviving spouse. At

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Real Estate Partition Action
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Real Estate Partition Action

Real Estate Partition Action Real estate partition actions can be complex and emotionally charged, particularly when multiple parties own property and cannot agree on its

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Protection of Beneficiary Rights
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Protection of Beneficiary Rights

Protection of Beneficiary Rights Ensuring the rights of beneficiaries is a critical aspect of estate planning and administration. At Morgan Legal Group, located in New

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Fraudulent Transfer Attorney
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Fraudulent Transfers

Fraudulent Transfer Attorney in New York Cases involving fraudulent transfers and undue influence in estate law can be complex and emotionally charged. These situations often

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Contested Powers of Attorney
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Contested Powers of Attorney

Contested Powers of Attorney in New York A power of attorney (POA) is a crucial document that grants legal authority to another party (agent) to

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Estate Litigation
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Estate Litigation

Comprehensive Estate Litigation Services by Morgan Legal Group At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder

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Real Estate Litigation
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Real Estate Litigation

Comprehensive Real Estate Litigation Services by Morgan Legal Group At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship,

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Fireworks Laws

Understanding Fireworks Laws in New York At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder law, wills,

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Family Law

Comprehensive Family Law Services at Morgan Legal Group At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder

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Divorce

Understanding Divorce in New York Divorce is the legal dissolution of a marriage by a court. In New York, divorce can be complex, involving various

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What is Credit Life Insurance in New York 2024?
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What is credit life insurance?

What is Credit Life Insurance in New York 2024? At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship,

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Life Insurance and Probate
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Life insurance and probate

Life Insurance and Probate: Understanding the Connection At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder law,

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How to make good estate plans
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How to make good estate plans

How to Make Good Estate Plans in New York 2024 At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate,

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The Importance of Estate Planning in New York
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Importance of estate planning

The Importance of Estate Planning in New York At Morgan Legal Group, located in New York City, we specialize in estate planning, probate, guardianship, elder

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Home Planning Forms and Tools

These forms and tools will permit you to bring in certain assets and property to individuals you need them to. This is essential to tell your friends and family the method for getting ready for death. This sort of plan has structures and devices to assist you with this arrangement. A supporting plan arranging agenda will set you up to meet with an estate arranging lawyer.

Adding Substance To Drafting Wills

A will should start by clarifying its intentions and departed benefactors. Then, the Will has to incorporate to whom you might want to leave your cash and property. If you want to pass on assets or measure cash to different individuals, list these desires in this document. You need to leave everything to one individual. You could offer an overall expression passing on that data.

A will ought to likewise assign an agent to deal with organizations such as work or government funds. Finally, it’s generally a smart thought to incorporate an elective representative. Then the departing benefactor should sign and date the Will. While these are the essential components of a will, it’s imperative to look at the laws of your state to discover how it’s done in the area.

Living Wills and Powers of Attorney

 Livings Wills is a report that permits individuals to clarify the sort and term of clinical consideration they might want to get assuming they are in a circumstance where they can’t convey certain desires. It’s worth focusing on living will and obtaining the powers of attorney. This sort of service assigns an individual the legitimate capacity to settle on a clinical choice for an individual’s sake. The care overarching by legal authority is just substantial if the individual who makes the record can’t settle on clinical choices for oneself.

FAQ

 1. What is Medicaid fraud?

Medicaid fraud is simply false information to get Medicaid to pay for all the services needed for yourself or someone else.

2. How much does a will cost in NY?

A usual Will can cost you about $1200, but with an estate plan package, it’ll be around the same price range or even less with a good estate lawyer. Then that can be much cheaper, up to $300 to $1000, depending on your situation.

3. When someone dies, does their debt go away?

No, when someone dies, if that person has any debt, creditors will still ask for the money back, adding more credit to the accounts. After the designation of the person’s assets during court, payment of debts will also be announced to whoever the court would call responsible. So a family member, spouse, or close friend will continue to pay everything you owe, so you should make an estate plan to prevent this sort of conflict.

4. Does a trust protect assets from a nursing home?

 Yes, as long as you transfer funds towards your rent, mortgage, or assisted living instead of a nursing home.

5. Can I make an estate plan alone?

You can make your estate plan, but this would have you leave many errors if an actual lawyer doesn’t view it. So making your estate plan might be an invalid one if not looked over.

6.   What does an elder care attorney do?

An elder care attorney has the expertise in arranging any necessary goals for whoever the elder being served needs. It can go along with not just estate planning but also medical care proxies, elder abuse, or dealing with ownership of spousal belongings. This is all regards to any senior over the age of 50.

7. What is a Totten Trust Form?

This trust form allows you to avoid probate due to already assigning a beneficiary after your name.

8. How do I know if my unemployment claim was approved in NY?

After applying for unemployment at the official NY government website, ny.gov, you should receive a letter towards your home address two weeks after applying stating how much unemployment you should receive. However, that’s if you get approved. If not, you would receive the same letter in the same amount of time saying you’re ineligible due to certain dynamics in your life that the government won’t give you many benefits.

9. Do you need a lawyer for advance directives?

These forms can be created by yourself as long as you’re over 18 but have the same disadvantages as handwriting your own Will. This means that advance directives shouldn’t be handwritten to prevent future fallacies due to not being able to read the file or putting information that has nothing to do with what’s needed. So you can make your advance directives, but it’s recommended to get a lawyer to guide you in the process.

10. Does a trust override a will?

No, a trust has different functions than a Will, but a trust secures the Wills needs for whatever is listed.

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