Q: Should you talk about your estate plan at the holiday dinner table?
New York and New Jersey estate planning attorneys often encourage their clients to tell their adult children about their estate plans. You might even consider working estate planning talk into the holiday dinner conversation if the mood is right and the...
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How Your Accounts May Impact Estate Planning and Administration
Q: How can having many accounts or joint accounts impact estate planning and administration?
When New York and New Jersey estate planning attorneys meet with a client to craft a comprehensive estate plan, they begin a fact-finding mission that examines the individual’s unique lifestyle, their assets and debts, their goals and plans, their worries and...
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The Right of Election in New York
Q: Can I disinherit my spouse?
Even in the best circumstances, the relationship between an adult child and their divorced parent’s new spouse can have its rough moments. Nowhere is this more pronounced than in the field of estate planning, as New York and New Jersey estate planning attorneys can attest.
There is a literal...
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The Importance of Planning for Incapacity
Q: Why should people plan for incapacity?
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New York and New Jersey estate planning attorneys not only prepare people’s wills, but draft several other documents that together make up a comprehensive estate plan.
What documents are needed when planning for incapacity?90210 Star Reportedly Used a Revocable Living Trust in Estate Planning
Q: What is a revocable living trust?
Whether they’re from the music or television world, celebrities are viewed by some as role models – much to the chagrin of parents that might disagree with the examples set by their on-stage or off-screen behavior. Antics and personalities aside, estate planning attorneys are more likely to...
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Hot Spot for Those Looking to Buy or Rent in New Jersey
Q: Where can I find an affordable house or apartment in New Jersey, but close to Manhattan?
Whether you work in New York City or would just love to live nearby so you can easily visit more often, buying a home in the city can be challenging. For that reason, New York real estate attorneys...
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Pet Trusts in Estate Planning
Q: Do I need a pet trust?
Many people know that one of the most important functions of a last will and testament--also known simply as a “will”, is to designate legal guardians (and successor guardians) for minor children. If you die before your children reach the age of majority and you have not executed...
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Understanding How Retirement Benefits Impacts Estate Planning
Q: How do my Social Security benefits impact my estate planning?
Life has a way of creeping up on us. One day we’re just starting out in our 20s and before we know it, retirement is upon us. Are you physically, mentally, and financially prepared for it?
Ideally, people create an initial estate plan when they...
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What to Consider Before Buying a Vacation Home
Q: Is it advisable to buy a vacation home while still on vacation?
If you’re fortunate enough to be able to afford buying a home in New York City or New Jersey, chances are you might have the funds needed to take a nice vacation once in a while. It’s probably not a stretch...
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Homeownership Among Millennials is Declining
Q: Why aren’t millennials buying homes?
While New York and New Jersey real estate attorneys enjoy helping clients-- especially first-time homebuyers—to buy a home, there is a noticeable decrease in the number of young faces coming through the door.
The percentage of so-called millennials – people between roughly the ages of 22 and 37 –...
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