New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Sanford J. Schlesinger and Ross Katz | September 30, 2020
The current pandemic has raised issues for trusts and estates practitioners that would have garnered very little attention in our pre-COVID-19 world. From the mechanics of notarization to the simple act of being able to meet face-to-face with clients, our new reality has forced us to adjust in ways we never deemed imaginable.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Angela Turturro | September 14, 2020
In this Special Report, "Election 2020: Will Estate Planning Ever Be the Same?," "Remote Estate Planning in the Wake of COVID-19," "New York's Latest Legislative Session: What Passed, What Didn't, What's Next," "Navigating Legal Guardianships—A Primer To Help Parents of Children With Disabilities," "Planning Around NY's Estate Tax Cliff—Because a Pandemic Is Enough To Worry About" and "Tackling 'In Terrorem' Clauses in Trusts and Wills."
By Melissa Negrin-Wiener and Marcus O'Toole Gelo | September 11, 2020
A look at remote estate planning with a particular focus on remote document signings and their requirements.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Sharon L. Klein | September 11, 2020
Some of the more significant developments in the 2019-2020 legislative session.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Stephen Liss | September 11, 2020
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.
By Yolanda Kanes, Maryann Stallone and Amanda Leone | September 11, 2020
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.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Alison Powers Herman and Karen Schiele | September 11, 2020
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.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Bonnie Lynn Chmil and Joshua S. Rubenstein | September 11, 2020
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.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By C. Raymond Radigan and Lisa Fenech | September 11, 2020
In this Trusts and Estates law column, C. Raymond Radigan and Lisa Fenech discuss the steady demand for donated organs and the declining supply.
New York Law Journal | Expert Opinion
By Lisa Zeiderman and Matthew B. Marcus | August 27, 2020
When it comes to drafting prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, matrimonial and family law becomes deeply intertwined with trusts and estates law.
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