Recent Posts in Estate Law Category
Posted on Feb 3, 2012 By Cynthia Burke
A deed with a life estate is an estate planning tool with many advantages. The first advantage is a very significant tax advantage. If an elderly person wishes to have certain persons receive their ...
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Posted on Aug 7, 2007 By Cynthia Burke
I see many Powers of Attorney done by people without legal advice, and they are not properly signed and initialled to be valid. The most notable mistake is that a checkmark is placed next to the ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2007 By Cynthia Burke
A will allows you to decide who will get your money and property upon your death; otherwise, New York State directs which relatives will inherit under what is called “intestate ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2007 By Cynthia Burke
In New York, the document necessary to appoint someone to make health care decisions on your behalf if you are incapacitated is a Health Care Proxy. A Living Will is a companion document that ...
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Posted on Jul 6, 2007 By Cynthia Burke
New York Public Health Law 4201 effective 8/2/06 sets forth the order of priority of persons who are able to dispose of the remains of a decedent. Prior to this law it was basically entrusted to the ...
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