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A client in Manhattan signed her will with us five years ago. The plan was solid—it provided for her two children and left a gift

When a parent suffers a severe stroke and the hospital discharge planner hands the family a list of Long Island nursing homes, the focus immediately

When the Will Sits in a Drawer A client recently came to my office with a copy of his mother’s will. She had passed away

A client recently came to our Manhattan office after her father passed away in his Brooklyn apartment. He didn’t own the apartment, had no will,

When a Manhattan family loses a parent, the initial grief is quickly compounded by a harsh administrative reality. The decedent’s life insurance policies, checking accounts,

When a Brooklyn family loses a parent who owned a mortgaged brownstone, grief is often interrupted by a jarring letter from a loan servicer. The

After a parent passes away in their Manhattan apartment, the family is often left with more than just grief. They are left with a lifetime

When a family member dies and another relative quietly takes control of the apartment and the bank accounts, the rest of the family is often

A client once came to our Manhattan office, deeply concerned. Her late husband, a successful executive, had changed his will shortly before his death, leaving

I once took a call from a client, a son who had just lost his father and was named executor of the will. His question

I recently spoke with a family from Brooklyn whose father had just passed away. They had his will, which seemed straightforward, and they assumed the

The call comes at 2 a.m. There’s been an accident on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway. Your spouse is in the hospital, unresponsive. In an instant, the

The scene is familiar in any Manhattan hospital. A family is gathered around a parent whose heart has stopped. The parent has a Do Not

I often meet families from Long Island who believe they have their affairs in order. They have a will—sometimes one they downloaded online, other times

When a parent of young children in Brooklyn dies without a will, the most important question isn’t about money. It’s about who will raise those

A client once came to my office with an unusual problem. Her mother had just passed away, leaving her a substantial IRA. While grateful, my

A family from Brooklyn sat in my office last month, holding a will their father had carefully signed years ago. They believed this document was

A client recently called me from her mother’s hospital room in Manhattan. Her mother had suffered a serious fall, and doctors were already talking about

A client of mine, a surgeon with a thriving practice on Long Island, once sat in my office with a specific concern. He had spent

I once worked with a family in Brooklyn where three adult children were at a painful standstill. Their mother had just passed away. Two siblings

I once worked with a family whose parents had built a successful restaurant in Brooklyn over 30 years. When they passed away with only a

A family inherits their parents’ home on Long Island. The will names one of the three children as executor, and the instructions are simple: sell

I once met with a client who had downloaded a will from a popular legal website. He was a successful executive, proud of his efficiency.

When a Manhattan mother passes away unexpectedly, leaving behind a son who insists on a traditional religious burial and a daughter who demands cremation, the

A Brooklyn family recently came to my office after their mother passed away. They had her will, signed and witnessed, and assumed the process would

When a Manhattan father suffers a severe stroke, his adult children often rush to his bank with a downloaded Power of Attorney in hand. They

I recently met with a client, a retired technology executive, who wanted to give his daughter a significant sum to buy her first apartment in