Read More Estate PlanningProbateWillsA WORD TO THE WISE; WHAT IS AN EXECUTOR AND WHAT POWERS DO THEY HAVE? A GUIDE FOR NOMINATING AN EXECUTOR, ESTATE OF FROMELIUSByJason SternNovember 20, 2013 As a New York estate lawyer I am often surprised by how casual clients are while drafting their… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateWillsTHE TAX MAN COMETH: WHAT IS AN IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST (ILIT)?ByJason SternNovember 6, 2013 The Tax Man Cometh: WHAT IS AN IRREVOCABLE LIFE INSURANCE TRUST (ILIT)? For most New Yorkers a will… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateGOODBYE HOMEOWNERSHIP: WHY THE AMERICAN DREAM MAY BE DEAD AND BURIED AND WITH IT ONE OF THE GREATEST ASSETS YOU CAN HAVE IN YOUR ESTATEByJason SternOctober 29, 2013 Every single generation of Americans since and including the Great Depression dreamt about homeownership. The difference between those… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateWills7 COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS REGARDING THE ESTATE LAWByJason SternOctober 17, 2013 As a NY estate lawyer practicing in Forest Hills, Queens for many years, there is a common thread… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateWillsFREE MONEY: WHY THE FEDERAL GIFT TAX EXCLUSION IS ONE OF THE BEST ESTATE STRATEGIES IN 2014ByJason SternSeptember 20, 2013 As a NY estate lawyer probating the estates for families in New York I have noticed some very… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateBEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: WHY ARTWORK IS A TERRIBLE ESTATE ASSET: ESTATE OF SONNABENDByJason SternSeptember 18, 2013 Many wealthy people have so much money they literally do not know what to do with it. However,… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateWillsWHAT COULD GO WRONG WHEN A MANHATTAN PARKING LOT MAGNATE DIES WITH A HALF BILLION DOLLARS? EVERYTHING ESTATE OF ABE HIRSCHFELDByJason SternAugust 19, 2013 What could go wrong when a Manhattan parking lot magnate dies with a half billion dollars? EVERYTHING Estate of… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateWillsWHAT IS A HOLOGRAPHIC WILL AND WHY DOES NEW YORK STATE NOT RECOGNIZE THEM? ESTATE OF THOMAS KINKADEByJason SternJuly 7, 2013 WHAT IS A HOLOGRAPHIC WILL AND WHY DOES NYS NOT RECOGNIZE THEM? Estate of Thomas Kinkade More than… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateWillsWHY THE WEALTHY NEVER PAY ESTATE TAXES: ESTATES OF GEORGE STEINBRENNER AND DAN DUNCANByJason SternMay 31, 2013 WHY THE WEALTHY NEVER PAY ESTATE TAXES: Estates of George Steinbrenner and Dan Duncan In 2001, president Bush… Read More
Read More Estate PlanningProbateWillsWHAT HAPPENS WHEN A HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR DIES WITH $40,000,000.00, NO WILL OR KNOWN LIVING RELATIVES? KINSHIP DILEMMA; ESTATE OF ROMAN BLUMByJason SternMay 1, 2013 As a New York estate lawyer, practicing in Forest Hills, New York, I can tell you sooner or… Read More