What can a trust do? Here are just a few options: 1. Provide asset management (think: drug addiction, creditor issues, spendthrifts, divo...

Life insurance trusts may have served a more prominent role in estate planning when estate taxes concerned more individuals. However, t...

Setting up a trust to hold real estate can be a great estate planning option. But, guess what? Real estate means bills! Maintenance, taxe...

I concentrate in the following areas of law: Estate Planning Probate Estate Administration Trust Administration My email is: ruthpgeorge@...

Basic estate planning involves your Will, Power of Attorney and Health Care Proxy/Living Will. Many of my clients are satisfied with thi...

Most people are in significant denial when it comes to estate planning. But, planning provides peace of mind for you and your loved ones w...

Are you a Trustee of a Trust? If so, you have duties, powers and liabilities to consider. Although you are not required to act as Trustee...

Time to organize your estate plans! We love organized closets, but, not the work it takes to get there. This is true for estate planning ...

When a loved one passes away, there are many difficult transitions to make. Taking care of legal matters may not be top of mind, but it i...

In an Article 81 guardianship proceeding, the Court may appoint a guardian for a person if the court determines that the appointment is n...

When a person passes with a Will, someone interested in the estate will present a petition to Surrogate’s Court requesting the Will be “v...

Challenges may lay ahead for anyone of us with respect to our lives. Being prepared with your estate planning documents is so important. ...

Supplemental Needs Trusts (SNTs) are intended to supplement a disabled individual’s governmental benefits so that the benefits become a ...

When an individual passes away, there may be various considerations and steps to take in administering the decedent’s estate. Some steps...

It involves: * Providing peace of mind for you and your loved ones on a broad range of planning issues. * Addressing human planning issu...

When purchasing or selling a home, there are many steps to take along the way toward a successful closing. If a realtor is involved, he o...

Creating your estate planning documents is about caring for yourself and your loved ones. Creating legal documents now will ensure someon...

I work diligently for my clients in matters ranging from lifetime estate planning, guardianship proceedings, estate and trust administra...

I help parents become court-appointed guardians of their developmentally disabled and intellectually disabled children who are 18 years o...

When a loved one passes away due to the negligence of someone else, a wrongful death lawsuit may be commenced. This is a tragic situation...