Our Probate, Estate Administration, and Litigation Blog
Handling estate matters can be difficult and personal. Mistakes are easily made, and your rights as family members can be hard to understand. Browse our blog to find recent, relevant posts that can help you understand probate, estate administration, estate litigation, Surrogate’s court, and more.
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You Just HAD to Say It: NY Wills Must Be "Published" When executing a will, you have to say it—that it’s your will and that you want the witnesses to acknowledge your signature. -
2014 Changes to New York's Estate Tax (Part 1) New York State enacted legislation which incrementally increases the NYS exemption amount from April 1, 2014, through January 1, 2019. -
Anatomy of a Probate Proceeding Attorney's description of a sample probate proceeding in New York State Surrogate's Court. -
Estate of Levity: William Shakespeare Brief story of the last wishes of Shakespeare used to demonstrate the complexities and pitfalls of vague language when used in estate planning. -
Estate of Levity: The man who left his wife one shilling Brief old time story of a husband who tries to cut his wife out of his will by leaving her a single shilling, which is used to explain the spousal elective share rules under the estate laws of New York. -
Estate of Levity: All of this will be yours - as long as you don't grow a mustache. Sometimes testators attempt to exert their influence on their heirs from the grave. -
Inheritance by Minors - Trust Planning Where a minor is to inherit over $10,000.00 from an estate, a guardian must be appointed for the minor’s property. -
Inheritance by Non-Marital Children (aka Children Born Out of Wedlock) Special rules apply to inheritance by “non-marital” children, previously known as “children born out of wedlock”, when it comes to establishing the child’s right to inherit. -
Inheritance by Minors - Guardianships In the context of probate and estate administration, when an infant (defined as a person less than 18 years of age) is to receive more than $10,000.00 as the beneficiary of an estate, a guardian of the infant’s property must be appointed. -
Is it true that you pay taxes even after you die? There are three types of taxes your estate may owe, says NY Attorney Daniel Antonelli in this short video. And sometimes, the situation can get complicated.