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New York Estate Planning Considerations – The Obvious Should Not be Overlooked

Everyone talks about preparing a Last Will or engaging in estate planning.  Particularly now, with the advent of the pandemic, there is the reality of facing the need for post-death and advance directive documents.  It is easy for an individual to view planning as the simple function of disposing of…

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A New York Estate is Not a Legal Entity and Cannot Be Sued

After the death of an individual, the usual course is to proceed to have a fiduciary appointed to represent the decedent’s estate.  This is necessary in order to have someone who has the legal authority to collect the decedent’s assets, pay estate expenses and obligations and ultimately, distribute the net…

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A New York Trustee’s Obligation to Further Account Ended After Trust Revocation

Fiduciaries in New York such as executors, administrators and trustees are obligated to account to the beneficiaries.  This means that estate and trust beneficiaries can request that they be provided with a financial accounting of the fiduciary’s activities.  An account typically has specific information contained in various schedules showing the…

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New York Executors and Administrators Can be Removed for Failing to Protect Estate Assets

The appointment of a fiduciary is essential for the administration of a decedent’s estate.  Assets that were owned solely in a decedent’s name at death are not accessible unless the Court appoints a duly authorized representative.  Such representative can be an administrator if the person dies intestate or an executor…

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A New York Will Prepared During COVID is Valid Despite Missing Language

A Last Will and Testament in New York must comply with the basic statutory requirements provided by the estate laws.  The primary statute regarding the fundamental aspects of Will preparation and execution is Estates, Powers and Trusts Law Section 3-2.1 entitled “Execution and attestation of wills; formal requirements”. According to…

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When a New York Decedent Owns a Cooperative Apartment – Three Things to Consider

Upon the death of an individual, the process to administer the estate commences.  Sometimes a person leaves a Last Will and Testament.  If there is no Will, then the person dies intestate and the distribution of the estate is subject to the laws of intestacy.  A primary function in administering…

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