You Have an Estate Plan – Whether You Know It or Not

You have an estate plan – whether you know it or not

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You Have an Estate Plan—Whether You Know It or Not

Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything—a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet—you already have an estate plan.

You Have an Estate Plan - Whether You Know It or Not

Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan. The only question is: Did you create it, or will your state do it for you? When someone passes away without an estate plan, state laws take over, deciding who gets what and when. This legal process may not reflect your wishes....

Revisiting Your Estate Plan During Those Hazy Lazy Days Of Summer

Stella King, Esq. is a resident of Tarrytown and a partner at Enea, Scanlan & Sirignano, LLP, a White Plains-based law firm that concentrates its practice in elder law; wills, trusts, and estates; Medicaid planning and applications (home care and nursing home); guardianship proceedings for the disabled (contested and non-contested); and special needs planning for the disabled. When work slows down, the kids are away at camp, and those long hazy …

You Have An Estate Plan - Whether You Know It Or Not

Think estate planning is only for the wealthy or elderly? Think again. If you own anything — a home, a car, a savings account, even a pet — you already have an estate plan. The only question is: Did you create it, or will your state do it for you? When someone passes away without an estate plan, state laws take over, deciding who gets what and when. This legal process may not reflect your wishes....