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Asadourian Law Firm, P.C.

  • 1 Cumberland Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 12901-1833

Wylie and Wylie

  • Ste. 210 W. Bay Plaza, Plattsburgh, NY 12901

Law Offices of Lori A. Cantwell

  • 178 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2524

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Law Office of Gary L. Favro, PLLC

  • 46 Court St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2831

Stafford, Piller, Murnane, Plimpton, Kelleher & Trombley PLLC

  • One Cumberland Ave., Plattsburgh, NY 12901

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James E. Keable Esq.

  • 68 Court St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901-2832

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This information is not legal advice and is not guaranteed to be correct, complete or up-to-date. It is provided for general informational purposes only. If you need legal advice you should consult a licensed attorney in your area.

How do I leave everything to my kids?

Dara J. Goldsmith
Answered by attorney Dara J. Goldsmith
Estate Planning lawyer at Goldsmith & Guymon, P.C.
If your assets to be probated are $100,000 or less even if you have a Will not distributing to your spouse, but to your children, he will be entitled to your probate estate. You should consider a trust that gives your community property to your children. Your trust will need to be funded during your lifetime or you risk the estate being set aside to your husband. If your estate ids over $100,000 then a Will can work.
If your assets to be probated are $100,000 or less even if you have a Will not distributing to your spouse, but to your children, he will be entitled to your probate estate. You should consider a trust that gives your community property to your children. Your trust will need to be funded during your lifetime or you risk the estate being set aside to your husband. If your estate ids over $100,000 then a Will can work.
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How do I leave everything to my kids?

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Answered by attorney Don L. Rosenberg (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Barron, Rosenberg, Mayoras & Mayoras, P.C.
You can't. A person cannot disinherit a spouse through a will. The surviving spouse has rights to elect against. You need to do a living trust. See website for more info.
You can't. A person cannot disinherit a spouse through a will. The surviving spouse has rights to elect against. You need to do a living trust. See website for more info.
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What documents do I need to claim money from a trust?

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Answered by attorney Darin Christensen (Unclaimed Profile)
Estate Planning lawyer at Bullivant Houser Bailey PC
Technically, you probably have to open a probate for your mother's estate which would then pay the money to the trust. You might be able to convince the foreign estate to skip the step of making the payment to the estate. If I were the lawyers for the aunt's estate, I would not advise the personal representative to pay to the trust because that doesn't protect the personal representative if someone claims your mother's will is invalid or if a creditor comes out of the woodwork.
Technically, you probably have to open a probate for your mother's estate which would then pay the money to the trust. You might be able to convince the foreign estate to skip the step of making the payment to the estate. If I were the lawyers for the aunt's estate, I would not advise the personal representative to pay to the trust because that doesn't protect the personal representative if someone claims your mother's will is invalid or if a creditor comes out of the woodwork.
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