Law Office of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C.
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To maximize the value of your first estate planning consultation, it can help to become familiar with some of the things your attorney may ask you as well as some of the terms they will use that you likely are not familiar with. Do You
Whether you’re straight out of college or a seasoned employee with years in the workforce, if you own any assets, you’ll want to make sure they’re protected before protection becomes a necessity. Below are five asset protection steps that you’ll only hear from an estate
While the process of getting the right documents together can seem intimidating to some, the premise of estate planning is actually rather simple: one individual passes their wealth and all assets that they’ve accumulated down to the next of kin. After the grantor (creator of
Putting your assets into a trust is a fundamental part of estate planning for people looking to protect their assets for emergencies or to pass on to the next generation. However, a drawback of certain types of trusts is that while your assets will be
Living Will vs Do-Not-Resuscitate Order It’s no secret that life is unpredictable. As unpleasant as it may sound, one day you can be enjoying your retirement days with your grandchildren, and the next you find yourself struck with an illness with the possibility of even
When drafting your will, the assumption is normally that your assets will be distributed to your loved ones after your death. However, accidents and multi-victim crimes can claim several lives at once; whatever the circumstances are of these tragic deaths, they can present serious estate planning complications unless precautions are taken ahead of time. Take a look at this recent article to learn about how close-together or simultaneous deaths are dealt with in estate planning.
Being alive is not cheap, neither is dying. Funerals can cost up to tens of thousands of dollars, which oftentimes isn’t an amount that’s laying around in the average person’s bank account. That being the case, planning for death with a legal tool known as
Without a legal background, the world of estate planning can certainly seem complicated. While some people may understand the concept of a will, estate planning encompasses a variety of legal documents that each play a different role in making sure your assets are properly distributed
The biggest benefit of a living trust is that unlike many assets that are typically held in a will, the assets in a revocable living trust do not have to be probated. Oftentimes this will save the family or loved ones of the grantor considerable
There is no understating how careful you must be with where you deposit your personal information. Now more than ever, hackers around the world spend day and night figuring out ways to steal your identity and personal information, and use it for none other than