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TRUSTS & ESTATES LAW
The firm offers Estate Planning services for middle income families tailored to their individual short and long-term needs, including preparation of a Last Will
and Testament, Trust, Health Care Proxy, Living Will and Power of Attorney. We also provide our clients with sensitive and efficient Probate and Administration
representation in Surrogate's Court during what is often the most difficult time in their lives. Kennedy and Gillen has many years of experience in Probate proceedings,
and we provide personal assistance and advice to Estate fiduciaries on methods of accumulating, preserving and managing Estate assets until disposition of those
assets in accordance with the Will.
Clients rely on the firm for:
- Preparation of a Last Will and Testament, including testamentary trusts, special needs trusts, general and special bequests
- Preparation of ancillary Estate documents such as Health Care Proxy, Living Will and Power of Attorney
- Preparation of Revocable and Irrevocable Living Trusts
- Advice on questions regarding selection of guardians, trustees and executors, preservation of assets, and asset distribution based upon the personal needs of the client
- Representation of the Estate in Probate proceedings in Surrogate's Court from application for Letters Testamentary through granting of the Letters
- Representation of fiduciaries in Administration proceedings from application for Letters of Administration through the granting of the Letters
- Advice to appointed fiduciaries regarding duties of accumulating, managing, preserving and disposing of assets pursuant to the Last Will and Testament, or the law
- Representation in Surrogate's Court or at mediation to resolve Estate contests and disputes
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