6 November 2018
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 8 minutes} When someone dies in New York, it is not uncommon for a home to be an asset of the Estate. We could be talking about several different types of property. The most common that I see..
31 October 2018
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 6 minutes} It always interests me how, when I sit down with them to write a Will, every new client has different goals: - Some clients are incredibly concerned about estate taxes. - Others are concerned about leaving..
10 October 2018
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 5 minutes} Courts are not *always* known for their swiftness. Usually when one thinks of a Court, they think of bureaucracy and red tape — however, the Surrogate's Court is often one of the quickest and most efficient..
9 October 2018
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 6 minutes} One of the most common reactions that my clients have after they sign their estate planning documents is relief. Perhaps they feel that they are being mature adults and writing a Will is one of those..
12 September 2018
Tom Sciacca
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{Read in 6 minutes} A large part of what I do every day is representing fiduciaries of Estates; either Executors named under a person's Will who receive Letters Testamentary or Administrators who receive Letters of Administration when someone dies without a..
28 August 2018
Tom Sciacca
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The Importance of Obtaining a Death Certificate {Read in 5 minutes} This topic seems absurd. Doesn't it? And frankly: it is. However, it probably comes up at least several times a month in my practice when representing the interests of..
