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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Probate Assets vs. Non-Probate Assets Probate (or Estate Administration where there is no Last Will & Testament) refers to the process whereby an estate representative is appointed by the Surrogate’s Court to act on behalf of an estate. -
Settle Your Tax Debt, Tax Attorney, Offer in Compromise, Tax Lawyer IRS is offering the Offer in Compromise program to qualifying individuals and businesses to settle their tax debts for a fraction of the amount owed. -
NY and NJ Unclaimed Funds and Abandoned Property Why is some property unclaimed or abandoned? How can you claim it in NY or NJ? Do you need a lawyer? Find out these answers and more here. -
Revocable vs. Irrevocable Trusts - What's the Difference? What is the difference between revocable and irrevocable trusts? There are different ideal situations when you'd use each. Learn more. -
Daniel Antonelli Receives Distinguished Service Award From Brooklyn Bar Daniel Antonelli was honored with the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award. Each year, the Association recognizes attorneys “For Outstanding Service on Behalf of the Brooklyn Legal Community.” -
Estate of Levity: Houdini’s strange last wish Brief story of the last wishes of famed Harry Houdini. -
Estate of Levity: Gene Roddenberry - Ashes to ashes and out into space Star Trek creator, Gene Roddenberry, requested that his body be sent into space after his death. -
Estate Planning with Life Insurance - Irrevocable Life Insurance Trust Discussion of the use of an irrevocable life insurance trust as an estate planning technique within the broader context of a comprehensive estate plan. -
Estate of Levity: And she was fair as is the rose in May After a 48 year tumultuous marriage to Sayde Marks, Jack Benny died in the winter of 1974. Every day from Jack’s funeral until the day she died, Sayde Marks received a single long-stemmed red rose. -
Estate of Levity: Holographic Wills George Harris was a Canadian farmer when he died in a tractor accident in 1948. When friends went back to the scene of the accident days later, they noticed some writing scratched on the fender of Harris’ tractor.