Month: May 2023

When a person dies without leaving a valid will in New York state, the assets of the deceased are divided up according to the laws of intestacy. If a person dies intestate and has a spouse and no children, the spouse inherits everything. If a person dies intestate and...

The estate planning documents that someone drafts remain valid, in most cases, until they replace or update them. However, existing estate planning documents do require occasional reviews and updates. Families with minor children often have multiple, overlapping...