Becker Law & Advocacy PLLC Legal Blog

If something happened to you tomorrow, what would become of your home, your savings and the business you built? Would your spouse assume full control? Would your children receive their inheritance without court involvement? Who would direct the company’s operations in...

Choosing between a will and a trust in New York affects how smoothly your assets pass to your family and how private that process remains. How wills work in New York A will takes effect only after your death and must go through Surrogate’s Court for validation....