Valley Cottage, NY Estate Planning Law Firms & Lawyers

A Texas will can be entirely in the handwriting of the Testator (will-writer). This is called a holographic will and is acceptable for Texas probate. A holographic will does not need to be witnessed. There are forms and software and websites (legalzoom.com) that also do wills, but she should also consider an attorney. I do basic estate plans, including wills for $300 or less. If she uses a form, it is important that the form be typed completely and then signed, witnessed and notarized - mixing handwritten additions into the body of the will can invalidate it.

The IRS has the ability to attach their tax lien to any property owned by the tax debtor. This means the IRS could execute the lien against the property and force a sale with the proceeds applied to pay off the tax lien. Even if the IRS did not force a sale the lien would have to be paid if the property were sold in a private sale and the lien paid off before the net proceeds are received by the owner.

Hello. My name is Damien. I am an attorney in New York City practicing in the New York City metropolitan area. For estate administration and probate issues, you would want a Trusts & Estates (T&E) Attorney. T&E attorneys handle, not only estate planning, but also estate administration and probate as well as, in most cases, estate litigation. Generally, when someone dies, the executor, if there is a Will or an heir will become the personal representative of the estate upon petitioning the court. So, an heir could attempt to review the court file to determine the status of a proceeding or attempt to request an accounting of the proceeding informally from the personal representative, or through a petition to the court for an accounting. If you need any assistance, a New York Trusts & Estates Attorney could help you. If you wish to speak on the phone about it, you can call Damien Bosco, P.C. at (646) 452-7082 or email me at DamienBoscoEsq@gmail.com