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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Suspended Kings County Surrogate Harriet Thompson ResignsSuspended Kings County Surrogate Harriet Thompson resigns amid bias investigation by the NYS Commission on Judicial Conduct
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Brooklyn Surrogate Harriet Thompson Regains Access to ChambersBrooklyn Surrogate Harriet Thompson regains access to chambers but her suspension remains in effect along with the reassignment of her cases
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Attorneys Growing Their Network With Speed At The Brooklyn Bar AssociationThe Brooklyn Bar Association helps attorneys grow their network quickly. Click here to learn more.
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Can I email it to you? Efiling in New York Surrogate's Court and the Fate of Original SignaturesMust attorneys obtain original signatures on court documents before efiling? Yes. Must attorneys physically sign documents filed by the attorney? Sort of.
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Nassau Surrogate Ends One COVID-era ProtocolCitations issued by the Nassau County Surrogate’s Court must once again be served pursuant to the Surrogate’s Court Procedure Act. Learn more here.
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Brooklyn Surrogate Suspended, Acting Surrogate AppointedOn Friday, Surrogate Harriet Thompson was suspended by the New York State Office of Court Administration ...
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Finding Grandma’s Money. 11 Places Money Hides After Death—And How to Find ItFrom tomato gardens to mattresses to small Dutch-speaking islands, we hide money in the strangest of places. Click here to learn some of these crazy places.
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Conditions That Must Be Met in Order for a Non-Marital Child to Inherit From His FatherWhen a child's parents are not married to each other, rights of inheritance can be complicated, particularly where the father is concerned. We explain here.
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Court Considers the Best Interests of the Child When Appointing a Guardian for Inherited PropertyWhen a minor's inheritance is worth more than $10,000, the Court must appoint a guardian to manage the assets. Learn about the process for guardianship here.
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Establishing a Trust to Manage an Inheritance for a MinorIt is usually wise to place funds to be inherited by minors or young adults into trusts with particular terms and requirements. Learn more here.