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 | Dec 15, 2016 | Executore Fiduciary Duty
Under the estate laws in New York, a person named in a will as an executor has certain “fiduciary duties.” A fiduciary duty is essentially the requirement to act in the best interest of another party. The fiduciary duty owed by an executor is the duty to...
by Bonnie Lawston | Oct 31, 2016 | Death of a Loved One
When a loved one dies, the emotions you experience can paralyze you, causing you to neglect to handle some of the most basic tasks. That can complicate matters significantly. Here’s a checklist of the steps you need to take following the passing of a loved one:...
by Bonnie Lawston | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
If a member of your family has special needs, it is important to you that he or she has financial security. Let’s say for example, that your 19-year-old son, Johnny, suffered serious injuries in a car accident. That the accident resulted in traumatic brain injury...
