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Estate Planning

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"I need a simple will. Really, I mean it," Niche News, By Bernard A. Krooks

Bernard A. Krooks Named an Accredited Estate Planner


New York Estate Planning

Estate Planning in New York is more than preparing a will.

NY Estate planning involves:

  • provides you the opportunity to make your wishes known
  • determines who will carry out your wishes both during your lifetime and after your death
  • allows you to maintain independence and control over personal and health care decisions as well as over financial decisions
  • ensures that your assets are protected from long-term care
  • helps minimize your estate taxes and the expenses associated with probate
  • ensures your estate assets are distributed according to your wishes

How an experienced New York Estate Planning Lawyer at Littman Krooks can help

Let an experienced Littman Krooks Manhattan or Westchester Estate Planning Lawyer:

  • prepare a Will
  • prepare a Durable Power of Attorney
  • prepare a Health Care Proxy
  • prepare a Living Will
  • prepare an Irrevocable Trust
  • review all of the other options and considerations for comprehensive estate planning

An experienced Littman Krooks Manhattan or Westchester Estate Planning Lawyer will offer guidance on income and estate tax planning including:

  • Wills
  • Marital and family bypass trusts
  • Lifetime and testamentary trusts
  • Charitable and grantor retained interest trusts
  • Family limited partnerships
  • 401K and IRA retirement plans