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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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... -
All of this will be yours but don't grow a mustache. Sometimes testators attempt to exert their influence on their heirs from the grave. Click here to learn more by visiting our website. -
Inheritance by Non-Marital Children 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... -
Daniel Antonelli Receives Distinguished Service Award Daniel Antonelli was honored with the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award. Each year, the Association recognizes attorneys... -
Estate of Levity: Houdini’s strange last wish Brief story of the last wishes of famed Harry Houdini. Harry Houdini (1926), Last Wish: That his wife hold an annual seance so he could reveal himself to her. -
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 - 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.