Many of our clients feel strongly about burial and cremation. Over two-thirds of Arizonans, in fact, prefer cremation over burial. In this podcast episode we discuss some steps you should take to help assure your wishes are carried out.
Probate & Estate Planning
WebSurrogate is Back
WebSurrogate, the online document retrieval service for Surrogate’s Courts, relaunched.
The website was originally launched in the spring and quickly taken offline.
According to its website, “WebSurrogate provides information on estate proceedings and other filings within New York State…
Wrongful Conception
Several months ago, I wrote a Blog entry, “Wrongful Life?”, where I discussed whether, in New York, there is a legal remedy for “wrongful life” when a hospital or a doctor refuses to follow the terms of a patient’s living…
Tokyo Prepares to Introduce Same-Sex Partnerships Next Year
According to the Governor of Japan’s Capital, Yuriko Koike, Tokyo plans to introduce same-sex partnerships in April. The introduction of same-sex partnerships will be a “significant shift for the country’s biggest population center.” Koike stated: [f]rom the point of view…
Why do I need a NY will? Estate of James Larmett
The reason most of us should have a NY will is to protect those we care about most after we are gone. To include someone in your NY estate plan the NY Estates Powers & Trusts Law (EPTL) states that…
How to Obtain Payment as a Beneficiary of an Estate or Trust
There are numerous situations where a beneficiary of an estate or trust in New York is entitled to receive his distribution. An estate may be in existence where the decedent left a Last Will and Testament providing for various bequests. …
Timothy E. Horn – Welcome to Archer!
We welcome to Archer today Timothy E. Horn, who is joining the firm as an Associate in the Estates and Trusts Group, resident in the Haddonfield office. Tim graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Arts in…
A Texas woman was found dead 2 days after she signed a $250,000 life insurance policy, and her husband has been charged with her murder
Christopher Collins, a Texas man was recently charged with murder after his wife, Yuan Liang, was found dead just days after the couple took out a life insurance policy. Collins told police that he “suspected” that his wife was killed…
What happens to the FD account if the deposit holder dies?
Source: Livemint.com
The Private Client team at Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas shares their comments and opinions in an article in the following Q&A which was published by the Mint Newspaper on 8th November, 2021 and the online…