Friday 27 May 2016

Where there is a will Wills Attorney


Will Preparation for Those Currently Living In NYC.


If you are thinking of preparing a will (and if you still do not have one you should be) you will find yourself bombarded with ads for will preparation services. These primarily come from do it yourself services, or more like, ‘do it yourself and we will help you’ services. Today every accounting software comes with an estate planning module. However, this article does not rate these services nor disparage them. An automated, plain vanilla, one-size-fits-all service that these are speak for themselves to give you exactly what you paid for, assuming that your family situation fits within the one-size-fits-all category.



However, estate planning touches on family law, tax law and property law just to name a few. And if you rely on a generic software, you may unintentionally force your estate into a taxable event, or sow seeds for a future family discord which would otherwise be avoidable. Therefore, even though service by an attorney costs more, it is generally wiser to retain a wills attorney, or more formally known as an attorney who specializes in wills, trusts and estate planning, to complete your will for you. If you live or work in New York and you do not know one offhand, just google for wills attorney NYC and you will get a pretty broad result. If you are using a mobile device with Geo-positioning enabled, searching for a wills attorney nyc will actually bring up hits for attorneys in a five block radius from your location.

A simple telephone conversation with an attorney will help you focus on a firm that is right for you. For example, a direct connection to an attorney, or an attorney who returns your call is a big plus. If the attorney charges a flat fee for will preparation that is also a big plus. A free consultation for estate planning may be available in some cases. However, unlike litigation, where a law firm tries to determine whether or not you have a case, in estate planning, everyone has an estate.

Speaking of estates, every person has one. So a husband and wife will need separate wills. If you are an attorney practitioner reading this article, a husband and wife do need a consent form to retain the same attorney for both of their individual estates. This is true even if most, if not all, assets are held jointly. For that matter, when it comes to probating the will, or a process of presenting a will in a surrogate’s court to receive appropriate enforcement letters, is done separately for each spouse.

So getting back to your search for Wills Lawyer NYC, the next step will be to visit the attorney you have chosen based on price, availability, congeniality, etc. To get the most out of you meeting just be aware of what you own, who should benefit from your will, and unless you are married to a person who is relatively dependable and responsible, have a short list of people who can organize and close out your estate after your passing.




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