Planning your estate now will protect your future, your family
and offer
peace of mind. You
need to plan ahead and act now.
Last
will and testament:
A will is
a written document that directs your designated Executor how you want
the assets of your estate divided and distributed among your loved ones
and provides when necessary for a Guardian to care for your minor children
and trustees to handle your children's inheritance during their minority
or if incapable of handling money at the time of your death.
Living Will:
A living
will is a written document that comes into effect when you are in a terminal
vegetated state and a physician determines this condition is permanent.
It allows the person that you designate to make sure that you are kept
comfortable and pain free. It allows nature to take its course without
prolonging your death with medication and mechanical means.
Health Care
Proxy:
A Health
Care proxy is a written document that comes into effect should you become
temporarily or permanently disabled or incapacitated; and are unable to
make your own health care decisions. While you are in this state, it allows
the person you have chosen to make the health care decisions for you.
Power Of
Attorney:
A Power
of Attorney is a written document which appoints someone you trust to
handle your financial affairs, such as banking, paying bills and other
everyday matters. It can take effect immediately or upon a specific occurrence.
It can be for a temporary situation or for a long term situation. A Power
of Attorney terminates upon your recovery or death.
Why do you
need a will?
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So you
can control how your hard-earned savings and property is distributed
instead of being decided by the government;
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Provides
for a guardian to care for your minor-aged children;
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To have
your children's money held in trust by a person you designate until
such time you have determined that your children are capable of handling
their own funds;
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Avoids
possible State/Federal taxes and other costs against the assets of your
estate, set by the government;
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Offers
peace of mind that your loved ones will be financially secure after
your death.
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Our
estate planning department assists clients in light of current estate
law to ensure that property and assets are well protected during their
lifetime and distributed in the future to provide for family and loved
ones. Our attorneys will review, discuss, and offer recommendations regarding
various estate planning options. Our services include preparation of wills,
living wills, and health care proxies as well as the probate and administration
of estates.
Brecher Fishman Pasternack Walsh Tilker & Ziegler, P.C.
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Over the years our firm has helped thousands of New York workers protect their families futures, serving our fellow workers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Kings and Queens Counties, Staten Island, The Bronx, Rockland, Westchester and Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
