If next year the Democratic Party controls the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the White House, we are certain to see new tax legislation. Now is the time to develop a contingency plan that can be implemented this fall depending on the outcome of the November election.

A look at remote estate planning with a particular focus on remote document signings and their requirements.

Some of the more significant developments in the 2019-2020 legislative session.

For many families, the pandemic not only torpedoed vacation plans and dashed hopes for a "normal" school year, it also forced many of us to confront somber topics such as illness, death and incapacitation in ways that we may not have before. This is especially true for parents of children with special needs or cognitive disabilities.

A review of the current New York Estate Tax regime, with a renewed warning of the dreaded "cliff" and a discussion of how intelligent and flexible planning can help provide security, savings and sometimes even the elimination of the New York estate tax.

Recent developments in the use and enforceability of in terrorem clauses in New York, including tips on what practitioners can do to boost their enforceability.