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: William ShakespeareBrief story of the last wishes of Shakespeare used to demonstrate the complexities and pitfalls of vague language when used in estate planning.
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Inheritance by Non-Marital Children (aka Children Born Out of Wedlock)Learn how non-marital children can inherit under NY law, including conditions for establishing paternity through orders, acknowledgments, and clear evidence.
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Daniel Antonelli Receives Distinguished Service Award From Brooklyn BarDaniel Antonelli was honored with the Brooklyn Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award. Each year, the Association recognizes attorneys...
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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.
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Estate Planning with Life InsuranceDiscussion of the use of an irrevocable life insurance trust as an estate planning technique within the broader context of a comprehensive estate plan.
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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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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.