Monthly Archives: February 2020
Can My Spouse Still Inherit from My Estate If We Were Getting a Divorce When I Died?
In New York, the surviving spouses of a deceased person have the right to take an “elective share” of their estate. The elective share rule effectively prohibits someone from completely disinheriting the spouse via a will or trust. The scope of the elective share depends on whether the deceased spouse had an estate plan… Read More »
Does My Will Need a Simultaneous Death Clause?
Here is a question we often get asked by married couples: If we both die at the same time, say in a common car accident, what happens to our respective estates? Does it matter which spouse technically died first, even if the deaths occurred just a couple of minutes–or even a couple of days–apart?… Read More »