Going through a divorce is tough for everyone. Even if your divorce is amicable, the process itself can be difficult, as can the realization that your life is going to be very different from now on. As part of this process, anyone getting a divorce in New York needs to take the time to address estate planning concerns. This is especially important if you have created an estate plan that assumes you are a married person. But even if you haven’t created an estate plan, using your divorce as a … [Read more...] about Post-Divorce Estate Plans in Naples New York
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Help! I’ve Lost my Will!
So you’ve taken the time to create an estate plan, including a last will and testament, and one day you wake up to realize that you have misplaced the document. Relax. The situation is more common than you might realize, and a lot of people come to an estate planning lawyer because they believe they’ve lost their will. Even if you inadvertently misplaced the document or destroyed it, it isn’t the end of the world. Further, if you have a relative who has died and you can’t locate that will, … [Read more...] about Help! I’ve Lost my Will!
What is Estate and Trust Litigation?
Some people seek out the advice of an estate planning attorney not because they need help creating their own plan, but because they are interested in litigation. Litigation is simply a fancy word for filing a lawsuit. Going to court is usually not an easy decision to make, but it is the appropriate one in many circumstances. Estate and trust litigation can arise for any number of reasons. While litigation isn’t always possible, there are some situations in which litigation is more common than … [Read more...] about What is Estate and Trust Litigation?
Your Intellectual Property and Your Estate Plan
It’s becoming more and more common for estate planning attorneys to help clients develop plans that incorporate one or more type of intellectual property. Intellectual property, or IP, is a type of property that doesn’t necessarily exist in the physical world. Federal law creates different types of intellectual property rights, and each type comes with specific requirements. Even though not everyone owns intellectual property, it’s possible that you could have some intellectual property rights … [Read more...] about Your Intellectual Property and Your Estate Plan
Celebrated Author Victim of Elder Abuse
Elder abuse is becoming a more and more significant problem in the country as millions of seniors become victimized every year. Recently, representatives of celebrated Pulitzer Prize-winning author of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Harper Lee, filed a lawsuit in a Manhattan courtroom claiming that she too had become a victim of financial elder abuse. The lawsuit filed on her behalf claims that the abuse comes from the hands of Samuel Pinkus, Lee’s former literary agent. The son-in-law of one of … [Read more...] about Celebrated Author Victim of Elder Abuse
