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Covid 19 Probate

by Bonnie Lawston | Apr 15, 2020 | Covid 19, Queens Estate Administration & Probate Attorney

Covid 19: Queens, NY, Suffolk County & Nassau County Attorney practicing Virtual Meetings During these times of Covid 19 and social distance, we are all planning and carefully working for our clients.  For over 27 years we have been representing clients all over...

Keeping Your Ex Spouse from Being Administrator of Your Estate

by Bonnie Lawston | Dec 19, 2017 | Estate Administration

In most situations, the last person you would want to give the authority to administer your estate would be a former spouse. In fact, to avoid such a contingency, it’s a fairly common practice for parties to a divorce to include language in the divorce decree...

What Happens If a Beneficiary is also a Witness to a Will?

by Bonnie Lawston | Nov 16, 2017 | Witness to a Will

Under New York law, a valid will must contain the signatures of two witnesses. There are no requirements regarding the capacity of the witnesses. The testator (person executing the will) must sign in the presence of the witnesses, but they need not sign in each...

“No Contest” Provision in Will May Be Contested

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...

An Executor’s Fiduciary Duty to Determine Fair Market Value of Property

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...
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