5 Ways to Avoid Probate in New York By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. April 14, 2022 If you are taking the time to plan your estate, you probably have your beneficiaries’ best interests in mind. So the last thing you’d want is for your estate to get tied up in probate. New...
Disposition Without Administration and Summary Administration By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. February 17, 2022 When you are trying to handle the estate of a loved one who has passed, there are all kinds of steps you may need to take to get through the process, and it’s easy...
WARNING – Wills Don’t Avoid Probate By: Cristin Gerczak, Esq. October 26, 2021 If you’re reading this, you probably have a vested interest to protect your family, assets, and business. You likely want to leave a proud legacy after you’re gone. Many people think...
Probate Is Not For You — Or Anyone Who Can Avoid It By: Cristin Gerczak, Esq. December 8, 2020 Here is a recent example of the benefits to avoiding probate. Alan passed away in early 2019, divorced and survived by 3 minor children. The minor children were the only...
How to Avoid Probate Click here for a short playlist on the subject of probate. Very few circumstances justify taking action (or not taking action), intentionally, that results in going through Probate administration (a/k/a “estate administration”). It...
Do Life Insurance and Retirement Benefits Need to Go Through My Estate? By: Barry E. Haimo, Esq. May 19, 2015 [VIDEO TRANSCRIPT] BARRY HAIMO: Â Generally, if structured properly, life insurance and qualified retirement accounts will not go through your estate,...
