Young People Should Have an Estate Plan

Today, for a number of reasons, many young people have not created an estate plan. However, it is extremely important that young people, especially couples, begin to plan early on in order to provide for their families, designate a person to make medical and financial decisions on their behalf, and...

In New York State, the Do Not Resuscitate order (DNR) was established in 1985 by a task force then overseen by Governor Mario Cuomo. It was established to resolve legal issues arising out of the refusal to provide end-of-life treatment. A DNR is a medical directive that applies only to...

Theft, fraud, misuse of a person’s assets or credit, or use of undue influence to gain control of a person’s (more…)

With Baby Boomers now entering retirement age, there has been and will continue to be a significant rise in the (more…)

1. Read your documents. Are all the names right? Have all of your will or trust beneficiaries been listed? Are (more…)