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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Estate of Levity: And she was fair as is the rose in MayAfter 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...
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Estate of Levity: Holographic WillsGeorge 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...
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Estate of Levity: Me and Bobby McGeeFamed singer, Janis Joplin, executed a Last Will & Testament shortly before died of a drug overdose in 1970. The majority of the will is fairly normal but...
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File the Right Government Forms After a Name ChangeFind out what forms you may need to file for tax purposes after a name change due to marriage, divorce, or adoption and learn what helpful links you may use.
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Daniel Antonelli Installed as Brooklyn Bar TrusteeFollowing his May 2015 election to the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Board of Trustees, Daniel Antonelli was installed as Trustee, Class of 2018, at the...
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Estate of Levity: Up In SmokeSamuel Bratt drafted a will as a tool of revenge. Throughout his marriage, he was never allowed to partake in his favorite pastime - smoking cigars.
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Daniel Antonelli Named “Rising Star” by Super LawyersSuper Lawyers Magazine recently released its annual list of “Super Lawyers” and “Rising Stars.” The New York Metro 2014 list included Daniel Antonelli...
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Changes to the Federal Estate & Gift Tax for 2014The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 permanently extended the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping tax exemptions to $5 million per person.
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Daniel Antonelli Again Selected by Super Lawyers as Rising StarDaniel Antonelli is selected as Super Lawyers Rising Star for New York Metro 2015.
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Daniel Antonelli named 2017 Rising Stars againFor the third year in a row, Super Lawyers has named Daniel Antonelli a Rising Star. This puts Daniel in a select group of only 2.5% of all New York lawyers.