Law Office of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C.
Estate Planning & Elder Law Attorney
There is no doubt that wills and trusts are an indispensable part of any estate plan. They are an essential tool for protecting one’s assets and often include tangible assets, such as real estate, automobiles, furniture, and other valuable items, legally referred to as “real”
It is an unfortunate fact that immoral estate advisors prey upon elders and their families and can bilk thousands if not millions of hard-earned dollars, but it is a fact that must be dealt with. As Florida estate appraiser Franchise Kent says, “ Death brings
As parents and grandparents, we inherently hope that our children and grandchildren will act responsibly when handling an inheritance, regardless of its size. However, the pressure and responsibility that comes with inheriting wealth from loved ones are things that some children and young adults can
As we have covered before on the blog, the importance of carefully-executed estate planning cannot be understated, and can hold vital importance when transferring your family’s wealth to the next generation – in fact, properly handling your inheritance might be the best way to give
With great power comes great responsibility, and entrepreneurship is definitely a tremendous responsibility. More often than not, a business is a one-man team, and entrepreneurs, like all human beings, sometimes encounter unforeseen circumstances. Moments like these call for proper estate planning, particularly for three emergency
To most people, the concept of inheritance may seem fairly straightforward – when someone in a family dies or is of old age, they transfer their assets to their children or other family members through various forms including money, stocks, property, and a number of
While many people associate the process of estate planning with retirement and owning significant value in assets, the fact of the matter is that quite the contrary is actually true. Estate planning by definition is the process of preparing for the transfer of wealth after
As the divorce rate among married couples has stabilized at around forty-five percent in recent decades, an increasing amount of couples looking to split have taken the approach of staying permanently separated, but not legally divorced. Although looking from either spouse’s point of view, such
The concept behind the irrevocable trust, a popular estate planning tool, is relatively simple; irrevocable trusts cannot be revoked and the assets cannot be returned to the trust’s original creator. Furthermore, most irrevocable trusts do not allow for the amendment of the trust, unless changes
Though we often associate estate planning, the process of preparing for the transfer of wealth, with tangible assets like real estate or cold, hard cash, or even intangible assets like banking or investment accounts, the fact of the matter is that for those of us