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Wills vs. Trusts in NYC: Choosing the Right Estate Plan for You
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Wills and Trusts NYC

Wills vs. Trusts in NYC: Choosing the Right Estate Plan for You Regarding estate planning in New York City, a fundamental decision arises: Will a

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Protecting yourself and your partner
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Protecting yourself and your partner

Protecting Yourself and Your Partner: A Comprehensive Guide to Estate Planning in New York At Morgan Legal Group, we understand the complexities involved in safeguarding

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The importance of a living will
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The importance of a Living Will

Why a Living Will Matters in NYC: Your 2025 Guide As we move further into 2025, advanced healthcare planning has become more critical than ever,

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Medicaid Trust NYC
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Medicaid Trust NYC

Medicaid Trusts in NYC: Safeguarding Your Assets from Long-Term Care Costs For residents of New York City, planning for long-term care is a critical component

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Understanding Probate Lawyer Costs in NYC: A Clear Guide When facing the daunting task of estate administration in New York City, one of the first

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Estate Planning in NYC
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Estate Planning in NYC

Estate Planning in NYC: A Comprehensive Guide For New York City residents, estate planning is not merely a suggestion but a necessity. Indeed, living in

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Living Trusts in NYC: Your Expert Guide
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Living Trusts in NYC

Living Trusts in NYC: Your Expert Guide For New York City residents, planning for the future and securing your legacy is critical. Estate planning, therefore,

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Digital Estate Planning in New York
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Digital Estate Planning NY

Securing Your Digital Legacy: Digital Estate Planning in New York In today’s increasingly digital world, our lives extend far beyond the physical realm. We conduct

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Medicaid Planning and Asset Protection
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Safeguarding Your Assets: A Comprehensive Guide to Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts in New York for 2025 Preparing for long-term care can be an overwhelming process

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Estate Planning Guide 2025
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What Is A Irrevocable Living Trust

In New York, an unavoidable trust is a trust that can’t be denied or altered without either a court request or composed assent from all gatherings included.

A New York trust is unalterable of course. Notwithstanding, it is as yet smart to not leave the issue lingering palpably and to rather indicate in the event that a trust is revocable or unavoidable.

Indeed, even an unalterable trust is just permanent assuming there is no assent of the multitude of gatherings included. It very well may be renounced with a composed assent of the relative multitude of gatherings included, including grantors, trustees, and recipients. On the off chance that a portion of the gatherings are not accessible or are minors, contact a lawyer.

Most of these trusts in New York have a workaround that permits them to be changed or adjusted, regardless of whether they are irreversible. We would need to check out the language of the trust and different conditions, yet most unalterable trusts have an exit plan that permits us to have them denied.

Assuming a trust doesn’t have an exit plan, or one individual included doesn’t consent to sign the agreement to adjust the trust, then, at that point, the best way to alter the trust, assuming any, is through the court. This kind of lawyer can draft a request disclosing to the court the justifications for why changes should be made to the trust.

An individual who isn’t consenting to the change presents a resistance to the trust adjustment. It isn’t difficult to get the court to adjust an irreversible trust, particularly in the event that one individual included articles. It will be dependent upon the appointed authority to choose whether or not to concede the trust change, in light of the contentions introduced by the separate estate legal counselors.

FAQ

  1. What is Medicaid fraud?

Medicaid fraud is simply false information to get Medicaid to pay for all the services needed for yourself or someone else.

2.  What is a pour-over will?

A pour-over Will is a Will written and documented stating the actions needed to be done through the trustee which will be transferred to him or her. The truster is someone who’s responsible for many assets to be taken care of or sent to assigned beneficiaries.

3. When someone dies does their debt go away?

No, when someone dies, if that person had any debt, creditors will still ask for the money back adding more credit to the accounts. After the designation of the person’s assets during court, payment of debts will also be announced to whoever the court would call responsible. So a family member, spouse, or close friend will continue with paying everything you owe which is why you should make an estate plan to prevent this sort of conflict.

4. Does a trust protect assets from a nursing home?

 Yes, as long as you transfer funds towards your rent, mortgage, or assistant living instead of going to a nursing home.

5. Does transfer on death avoid probate?

The transfer of death only makes the probate process much more difficult having you provide additional details and reason for the transfer. This makes the process longer and if it’s longer, it’ll be more expensive. The only way to avoid probate is through a trust because everything would be set up or planned ahead, especially the transfer of death.

6.   What does an elder care attorney do?

An elder care attorney has the expertise in arranging any necessary goals to whoever the elder being served needs. It can go along with not just estate planning but also medical care proxies, elder abuse, or dealing with ownership of spousal belongings. This is all regards to any senior over the age of 50.

7. If my spouse dies do I get his social security and mine?

Because of the laws of Estate Planning, there’s something labeled, the surviving spouse clause where if one spouse dies, the surviving spouse gets his or her assets. The only assets not provided would be government funds that the spouse still owes or would actually lose the entire thing because of labeled ownership unless there’s a Will stating rights to owning these finances.

8. How do I know if my unemployment claim was approved in NY?

After applying for unemployment at the official NY government website, ny.gov, you should receive a letter towards your home address 2 weeks after applying stating how much unemployment you should be received. Though that’s if you get approved. If not, you would receive the same letter in the same amount of time saying you’re ineligible due to certain dynamics in your life that the government won’t give you many benefits.

9. Do you need a lawyer for advance directives?

These forms can be created by yourself as long as you are over the age of 18 but has the same disadvantages of handwriting your own Will. This means that advance directives shouldn’t be handwritten to prevent future fallacies due to not being able to read the file or putting information that has nothing to do with what’s needed. So you can make your own advance directives but it’s recommended to get a lawyer to guide you in the process.

10. Does a trust override a will?

No, a trust has different functions than a Will but a trust secures the Wills needs for whatever is listed.

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