A client recently came to our office after his mother passed away in Brooklyn. He had the original deed to her brownstone, a document from
A client came to me years ago after his father passed away in Brooklyn with a will from 1985. The document was valid, but everything
A client came to my Manhattan office last year with a common and frustrating story. Her uncle had passed away nearly two years prior, naming
A family in Brooklyn receives a certified letter. Inside is a citation from the Kings County Surrogate’s Court and a copy of their father’s will—a
A client came to my Manhattan office last week—a successful surgeon with a growing practice and two children nearing college age. “Russel,” she said, “I
When a parent passes away in Brooklyn leaving behind a house, investment accounts, and a lifetime of personal belongings, the nominated executor often turns to
When a Manhattan widow passes away leaving $4 million in brokerage and bank accounts, all neatly designated as “payable on death” to her three children,
A client came into my office last month with a stack of papers and a heavy heart. Her father, a successful Brooklyn business owner, had
When a Brooklyn family loses a parent who left behind a multi-family property, two operating businesses, and a will drafted during the Clinton administration, the
Three weeks after a parent’s funeral, a Manhattan family returns to the deceased’s apartment to find a mailbox jammed open with credit card offers, utility
The phone call often comes at an inconvenient hour. A relative has passed away in Manhattan, and you’ve been named the executor of their will.
A client came to my office with a will his father had downloaded from the internet. The father, a successful small business owner in Queens,
A client from Brooklyn called my office last week in a state of quiet panic. His father had recently passed away, and while the family
A client sat in my Manhattan office last week, his shoulders slumped. His father, a proud carpenter who had built his own home in Queens,
A client recently sat across from my desk, holding a thick folder of past-due mortgage notices and utility bills. Her father had died suddenly a
A family in Brooklyn watches as their late father’s estate sits in limbo. The executor, their uncle, was chosen years ago in a moment of
I received a call a few months ago from a client’s daughter, standing in a hallway at a hospital in Manhattan. Her father had a
When a young Brooklyn family loses a parent who never drafted a will, the next several months belong entirely to the Surrogate’s Court. The children
I recently met with a young couple in their early thirties from Brooklyn. They had just welcomed their first child and bought a condo. When
A client’s mother passes away in her Brooklyn brownstone. The family gathers, grieving. Amid the sadness, a practical urge takes hold—to start sorting through her
A few years ago, a widow in Brooklyn decided to save her family some future paperwork. Knowing that when a New York family loses a
Every month at our Manhattan office, a client sits across my desk and asks me to draft a “trust will.” They read an article online
A family in Brooklyn clears out their late father’s study and finds it—the original, signed Last Will and Testament. There’s a sense of relief. They
Your father passes away in his Long Island home. Amid the grief are practical matters. The car he was so proud of—a paid-off sedan—sits in
When a son in Dallas gets a call on a Tuesday morning that his mother in Manhattan has passed away, the next few hours are
When a Brooklyn family loses a parent, the named executor usually expects a straightforward process. They gather the original will, order a stack of death
When a Manhattan family sits down to read a deceased parent’s Last Will and Testament, they are often searching for a final message of love.
Just last week, a client called me from his home in Brooklyn. We had drafted his will about four years ago—a solid plan that provided
A client sat in my Manhattan office last week, looking at a draft of their will. “Russel,” he said, “what exactly is a fiduciary? And
A client recently came to our Manhattan office after his mother passed away in her Brooklyn apartment. He was her only child, the named executor
