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Surrogate Court Gives Lifetime Promise Priority Over Will

by Bonnie Lawston | Feb 14, 2018 | Estate Administration

Perhaps the most common way to transfer property upon death in the State of New York is through a valid will or trust.   What happens, though, if you’ve entered into a binding contract to transfer certain property to a specific beneficiary under you will, but...

Matter of Van Patten—Representation by Counsel

by Bonnie Lawston | Dec 21, 2016 | Estate Administration

If I am an executor, administrator or trustee, do I need an attorney and who pays for it? Why spend the money?  The answer is that you should. Since the duties of a fiduciary involve actions that required legal counsel, any non-attorney executor (or fiduciary) who...

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