As an experienced Media Estate Planning Attorney I am often asked how one can reduce their taxes. It’s interesting that one of our primary functions, at least in the recent past, has been dealing with the impact of the federal estate tax on an estate. The rates at one point could reach as high as […]
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As an experienced Media Real Estate Attorney I am often asked about the real estate agreement of sales. On the seller’s side a real estate agreement should, of course, make sure that the seller gets paid, but also that the seller, when the closing is taking place walks away from a closing table with as […]
As an experienced Media Estate Planning Attorney I am often asked about what it take to prepare a will. In order to prepare a will, we need financial information and family information. We want to know who you want to inherit your assets with the ages of those beneficiaries and we’d also want to know […]
As an experienced Media Estate Planning Attorney I am often asked what the difference is between Healthcare Power of Attorney vs. Financial Power of Attorney. The difference between a healthcare power of attorney and a financial power of attorney is that a financial power of attorney is generally a general power of attorney. They allow the […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: Will we sue in small claims court for the following issue? We just bought a house and during the inspection process we noticed a grading issue. We requested this to be fixed buy the person flipping the house which also […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: My fiancée and her 2 sisters are the only remaining children of their deceased father. The father didn’t leave a will but he said that he wanted the sisters to split everything evenly. The middle sister is now doing illegal things. Can […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: If a document was notarized by a notary whose commission has expired, how does that effect the validity of the document? Answer: As an experienced Delaware County Estate Planning Attorney, I often handle theses types of matters. New York wills are not […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: My father wants to give me power of attorney for a specific time period. What are the steps in obtaining power of attorney? Answer: As an experienced Delaware County Estate Planning Attorney, I often handle these types of matters. In order to […]
This legal question was provided by Avvo.com. You can view the original question here. Question: My husband passed away, and I found out he has a lot of debt piled up. Am I responsible for the debt? Answer: As an experienced Delaware County Estate Planning Attorney, I often handle these types of matters. Generally, the estate of […]