11 February 2018
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 4 minutes} Every now and then someone will come into my office who has spent a significant amount of money on behalf of a person who is now deceased. Perhaps this person paid for the funeral expenses, or..
19 December 2017
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 5 minutes} What is the New York State Surrogate's Court? The Surrogate’s Court handles matters that affect almost everybody, but almost nobody can pin down exactly what it is except the attorneys who practice there. So I thought..
19 December 2017
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 6 minutes} A Power of Attorney is an important legal document that a person (called the Principal) can sign to appoint an Agent to manage the Principal’s financial affairs during the lifetime of the Principal. This is a..
13 November 2017
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 6 minutes} One of the most common questions that I get from Executors and beneficiaries alike is whether or not a beneficiary must pay income taxes on their inheritance. This is an important question, so I thought I..
7 November 2017
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 5 minutes} Living Wills — a lot of people know about them or talk about them, but not everyone knows exactly what they are. Sometimes people confuse them with a Last Will and Testament or a Health Care..
17 October 2017
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 6 minutes} More and more these days, people are drafting and signing legal documents they prepare themselves with the assistance of an automated software program or an online tool. Very often, people will ask me, "Tom, why should..
