*This is the attorney’s personal blog. Nothing written herein constitutes legal advice. Access to this blog article doesn’t create attorney client relationship and should not be relied upon without consulting a competent attorney, who will be able to explain the exceptions and the nuances that would apply in each individual situation. For many if my clients the family home is their largest asset—and the asset they are most concerned about passing on smoothly. Until recently,

*This is the attorney’s personal blog. Nothing written herein constitutes legal advice. Access to this blog article doesn’t create attorney client relationship and should not be relied upon without consulting a competent attorney, who will be able to explain the exceptions and the nuances that would apply in each individual situation. When a testator dies and leaves a will, the heirs go through the estate probate in a Surrogate's Court. When assets are held in a trust and a t

*This is the attorney’s personal blog. Nothing written herein constitutes legal advice. Access to this blog article doesn’t create attorney client relationship and should not be relied upon without consulting a competent attorney, who will be able to explain the exceptions and the nuances that would apply in each individual situation. Simply put: without one, New York State writes it for you. A default formula decides who gets what, a judge chooses who raises your minor kids,