Posts in January, 2012

Jan 29 Estate Administrator Caught Cheating Siblings of Settlement Money

A woman who had been appointed as the executor of her mother's estate was sentenced to jail last week because she lied to a ...

Jan 26 Mitt Romney's Careful Estate Planning Shows Benefits of Trusts

Much has been made recently of the major candidates for president and the release of their income tax records. Particular ...

Jan 19 Estate Planning Surprises Turn 'I Do' Into 'I Should Have'

A lack of careful estate planning can lead to unexpected expenses at a time when people are often unprepared to cover them. Such ...

Jan 11 Estate Planning: The Livin' Is Easy for Gershwins' Heirs

Porgy and Bess have new life on Broadway--but it's not all about the music. The heirs of George and Ira Gershwin, as well as ...

Jan 06 Estate Planning Doesn't Have to Be Morbid, But it is Necessary

Many New York residents do not like to think about the notion of having to prepare their final wishes--after all, estate planning ...