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An executor for an estate in Brooklyn called me last week. While going through his late mother’s safe deposit box, he found a folder of

Two brothers run a successful catering business in Brooklyn for thirty years. They agree on a handshake that if one of them dies, the other

A client recently came to our Madison Avenue office with a valid, signed will. Her father, a lifelong Brooklyn resident, had named her as the

A few months ago, a client came to my Manhattan office with her late father’s will. He was a successful business owner in Queens, and

A client once described his father’s will as “simple”—everything was to be split equally between the children. What wasn’t simple was the year his family

I often meet with families in Queens after a parent has died, and the first question is always the same: what happens to the house?

A client’s father passes away in his Manhattan apartment. He leaves behind a will he drafted fifteen years ago, naming his eldest son as executor.

Imagine your family gathered in a sterile hospital waiting room in Manhattan. A doctor is explaining that a medical event has left you unable to

A family in Brooklyn loses their father. His will is clear: the brownstone goes to his three children. But for the next ten to twelve

When a successful Manhattan executive passes away and leaves his entire estate outright to his second wife, an unintended countdown begins. The children from his

A client recently called me from a bank lobby in Manhattan. Her mother had passed away, and my client, as the newly appointed successor trustee,

When a Brooklyn father decides to “take his name off the house” and hand it over to his daughter, he usually assumes he is doing

A family in Queens recently came to my office. Their mother had passed away, leaving the house they all grew up in. They had the

A client’s father, a retired fire captain from Brooklyn, passed away last year. His will was clear: he left his entire estate to be divided

An executor receives Letters Testamentary from the Surrogate’s Court. This document is official proof of their authority, but it’s also the start of a profound

I once worked with a family whose patriarch, a successful Manhattan restaurant owner, had downloaded a generic will template from the internet. He filled it

A client’s will was perfectly clear—the three children would inherit the Manhattan co-op and investment accounts in equal shares. The documents we drafted were technically

I once had a client whose father was rushed to a hospital in Manhattan. The family gathered, distraught and uncertain. The doctors needed a decision

A few years ago, I met with three siblings from Brooklyn. Their father had recently passed away, and while they found a scanned copy of

When a Brooklyn family unlocks a deceased parent’s safe deposit box and finds a will, the initial reaction is usually relief. That relief often evaporates

A client came to our Manhattan office with papers from an online legal service. He was a successful entrepreneur, proud he had “handled” his estate

Estate planning lawyer & Medicaid Estate lawyer handles archives like Medicaid. Medicaid is a government-funded healthcare program administered by the states. It gives financial aid

When a Brooklyn family loses a parent who never signed a formal estate plan, the surviving spouse often assumes the family home and bank accounts