When it comes to handling your estate and ensuring it is passed down to your loved ones, having the right estate law attorney in Queens is essential. From their expertise in estate law and probate administration to their track record and client-focused approach, each factor plays a significant role in ensuring successful estate planning. Read More
Avoiding Probate: How to Use Transfer on Death Designations
Spare your loved ones from the stressful court-supervised probate administration process of asset distribution using ToD (transfer on death). Transfer on death avoids probate by automatically transferring the assets to the beneficiary after the owner’s death. Read on to learn more about ToD and how our family law services in Queens can help! Read More
A Guide to the Divorce Process
Several reasons lead people to divorce, such as lack of commitment and cheating—all these warrants as the grounds for divorce. Most people looking to get a divorce may understand the divorce process and what it entails. Here’s a guide to understanding the divorce process in New York: The Requirements for Divorce There are mainly two requirements to file for a divorce. Firstly, one needs to establish that residency Read More
Spousal Support Claims – Laws and Principles
A marriage is a legal union of two people who want to spend their lives together. There are certain rights and obligations of each spouse that have to be met. One of those rights is spousal support. The blog will discuss what spousal support is, its laws and principles, and how you can claim it. What Is Spousal Support? Spousal support is used interchangeably as spousal maintenance and alimony but there’s a Read More
Why Divorces Can Get Messy
Going through a divorce can be rough, and most couples would like nothing better than ending things amicably and for the process to be smooth and stress-free. However, with so many factors, such as determining the custody of children, child support, alimony, and distribution of alimony, to consider, divorce cases often involve little agreement and a lot of fighting. In this blog post, we’ll discuss three of the Read More
Major Child Custody Conundrums a Lawyer Can Help You With
Anyone who’s gone through a divorce (or any divorce lawyer) will tell you that managing child custody is one of the hardest parts of the process. In fact, the issues that come up with child custody can continue for years. The key to resolving them as quickly as possible is to hire a family law attorney that has years of experience and knows their way around the matter like the back of their hand. Let’s take a look Read More
What You Should Know about Separating Estate Plans After a Divorce
Going through a divorce isn’t easy. There are several legal matters that you have to consider before you file for one. While planning for the future is the top priority for couples filing for a fault or no-fault divorce, it’s also imperative to sort out your estate plans before or immediately after a divorce petition is filed. Once your divorce is filed and finalized by the court, don’t delay separating all your Read More
Debt and Probate: What You Need to Know
Most people have their legacies, properties, and assets on their minds when drafting their Testament and Last Will. But several other things must be considered and specified in an estate plan. For example, specifying what happens to your outstanding debts or those of a loved one after they pass away is crucial. If you owed a loan or debt in your lifetime, your family will be responsible for paying for it, depending Read More
No-Fault Divorce Vs. Fault Divorce – Frequently Asked Questions
Like most states in the United States, New York’s law allows people to file for a no-fault divorce, where no party is required to provide a reason for leaving a marriage or is rendered at fault. A no-fault divorce is based on the grounds that a marriage is simply not working out, is irretrievably broken, there are irreconcilable conflicts, or there’s no compatibility between the spouses. Although no-fault Read More
Prenuptial Agreements: Who Needs Them and How Do You Draft One?
Are you considering a premarital or a prenuptial agreement? In this post, we discuss everything you need to know about them. What is a Prenuptial Agreement? A prenup or prenuptial agreement is a contract between two parties before they get into an official marital bond. This agreement lists all the properties and debts both parties own/owe and specifies both parties' rights on each item after the marriage. Who May Read More
