Law Office of Inna Fershteyn and Associates, P.C.
Estate Planning & Elder Law Attorney
How to Protect Your Digital Assets As technology advances rapidly, every sector of society is evolving—especially when it comes to wealth management. Cryptocurrencies and digital assets are growing in popularity, introducing new complexities and challenges to estate planning. Unlike traditional assets, crypto holdings are password-protected
Leaving Your Family with Clarity: Estate Planning for Estranged Children Familial relationships can be complicated, and sometimes they don’t work out, such as in the case of estrangement from a child. This can raise difficult questions when it comes to estate planning. It’s important to
It is common to want to help your grandchildren or children by helping with a down payment, covering part of a wedding, or simply giving a check as a birthday gift; however, under Medicaid rules, these gifts can have unintended consequences. Although these gifts are
Given the high cost of living in New York, many residents look to apply for Medicaid to help cover the overwhelming costs of long-term care. However, many applicants are unaware of how critical it is to accurately complete the application forms. Even minor mistakes, such
For many upper-middle-class individuals, their primary residence is their most valuable asset. While many people assume that owning their home makes their property safe, this is often not the case. Increasing real estate values in New York City have led the values of many moderately-priced
In today’s society, protecting your hard earned assets from unforeseen threats is a top priority. Whether you have accumulated wealth through years of diligent work or inherited a valuable estate, the fear of losing it to creditors, lawsuits or other unforeseen circumstances can be daunting.
The probate process can be stressful and time-consuming without the proper plan in place. The probate process can become even more stressful and time-consuming if the decedent owned property in multiple states, requiring an ancillary probate to secure the distribution of such property to their
It is the unfortunate reality that marriages can end in separation or divorce. Although separation and divorce are a natural part of current relationship trends in the United States and across the world, it is important to understand their estate planning implications. Particularly, it is
Upon the death of a person without an estate plan or only a last will and testament as a testamentary document, their estate must go through the probate process or their will must be submitted to the Surrogate’s Court located in the county of their
After a loved one passes, the last thing you want to be worried about is handling their estate. An unresponsive, unhelpful, and irresponsible surrogate court can make the process of settling a loved one’s estate exceedingly more difficult. In this article, we will focus on