by Bonnie Lawston | Mar 23, 2017 | Estate Administration, Probate Litigation
A will contest can be an expensive and time-consuming process. While the will contest is in process, beneficiaries will have no access to estate assets. Unfortunately, will contests can often be used to wrongfully gain leverage against other beneficiaries. As a... by Bonnie Lawston | Jan 19, 2017 | Estate Administration, Probate Litigation
When someone dies with a will in New York State, that person’s estate must generally be “settled” through filings and proceedings overseen by the probate court. Referred to as probate, this process can often be done without the need for litigation....