Business Description
If sudden death or incapacitation of a relative created your probate and tax problems, especially if custody of minor children is at stake, our probate attorney can create a trust fund to ensure the financial security of the children or give you the authority to act as your relative’s guardian. Our lawyer can prepare Social Security, Medicaid, and Medicare applications to improve your loved one’s standard of care, or our attorney can help you get home health care or nursing home services for your loved one.
Our trust formation services begin with a thorough understanding of your responsibilities. Your estate is simple or complex, depending on the nature and value of your assets held in trust, tax law, and the number of beneficiaries you designate. New York state fiduciary laws apply to your trust. Our attorney creates revocable and irrevocable trusts, special needs trusts, supplemental trusts.
Wills are contested by heirs, creditors, or family members not represented in the will. Contested wills must be resolved at trial. Wills are contested when: More than one version of the will exists, The will has been changed through coercion, Fraudulent statements are made, The deceased was incapable of making sound decisions, The will is not in compliance with the laws of the State of New York.
