New York Estate Planning Attorney

Are you a New York resident beginning the task of planning your estate? Do you have a financial plan causing your assets to multiply at a nice pace? The sooner you find a New York estate planning attorney the better. Planning the best methods of passing on your estate is something that needs to be done, it needs to be done while you are alive. Have you put it off long enough?

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An estate planning attorney should take a look at all of your assets and suggest a plan for passing these on in the fastest and least expensive way possible. This usually means avoiding the lengthy probate process and the need for your heirs to hire attorneys.

Writing a will is a first concern, and it should always be kept current. Dieing intestate, without a will, is not the best way to leave the property you worked so hard for. But even with a will your estate could go to probate court, and it could easily be contested by family members. This becomes time consuming and expensive for all concerned.

A much better alternative is to discus the different options of avoiding probate, like payable on death bank accounts, joint tenancy with right of survivorship, living trusts, gifting money, retirement plans and life insurance policies. These are all common methods of passing along your property quickly upon your death.

Estate taxes are another issue you New York estate planning attorney is trained to advise you on. Reducing the amount of tax liability for your heirs is sometimes possible. Other types of taxes should also be looked at, as they all have to be paid out of the money in your estate.

Locating an estate planning attorney in New York City, Bronx, Jamaica, Brooklyn or Staten Island should be easy. The services at Legal Match could help you locate an attorney in all parts of New York, one who is qualified to do your estate planning work. This service is free until you actually hire a lawyer, so there is no obligation to take a look and fill out a form.

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