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William W. Pulos

Contract, Car Accident, Personal Injury, Wills & Probate, Real Estate

Status: In Good Standing

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70 Main St., Crossroads Professional Bldg., Hornell, NY 14843

Danielle Amber Ward

Housing & Urban Development, Wills, Family Law, Criminal

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 8 Years

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3 E Pulteney Square, Bath, NY 14810

Patrick J Roth

Wills & Probate, Estate Planning, Estate, Business

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 24 Years

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145 Chemung St, Corning, NY 14830

Mark Alan Weiermiller

Wills & Probate, Bankruptcy

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 38 Years

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2854 Westinghouse Rd, Horseheads, NY 14845

Roger Ray Cooper

Civil Rights, Wills & Probate, Private Schools

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 64 Years

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Horseheads, NY 14845

Joseph Gerald Pelych

Bankruptcy & Debt, Estate, Lawsuit & Dispute, Real Estate, Wills

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 42 Years

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211 Main St, Hornell, NY 14843

Brian William Mahoney

Litigation, Health Care Other, Wills & Probate, Employee Rights, Corporate

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 11 Years

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83 S Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424

Robert James Brenner

Health Care Other, Wills & Probate, Employee Rights, Corporate, Litigation

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 12 Years

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28 S Main St, Canandaigua, NY 14424

Liam G.B. Murphy

Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Criminal, Business Organization

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 36 Years

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109 E Seneca Street, Ithaca, NY 14850

Natanya Elia Deweese

Traffic, Wills & Probate, Child Support, Contract

Status: In Good Standing Licensed: 12 Years

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109 E Seneca St, Ithaca, NY 14850

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LEGAL TERMS

POWER OF APPOINTMENT

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust o... (more...)

The legal authority to decide who will receive someone else's property, usually property held in a trust. Most trustees can distribute the income from a trust only according to the terms of the trust, but a trustee with a power of appointment can choose the beneficiaries, sometimes from a list of candidates specified by the grantor. For example, Karin creates a trust with power of appointment to benefit either the local art museum, symphony, library or park, depending on the trustee's assessment of need.

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequ... (more...)

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequest fails. In other words, the beneficiary cannot substitute a similar item in the estate. Example: If John leaves his 1954 Mercedes to Patti, and when John dies the 1954 Mercedes is long gone, Patti doesn't receive John's current car or the cash equivalent of the Mercedes. See ademption.

SUMMARY PROBATE

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are ... (more...)

A relatively simple probate proceeding available for 'small estates,' as that term is defined by state law. Every state's definition is different, and many are complicated, but a few examples include estates worth up to $100,000 in California; New York estates where property, excluding real estate and amounts that must be set aside for surviving family members, is worth $20,000 or less; and Texas estates where the value of property doesn't exceed what is needed to pay a family allowance and certain creditors.

LIFE BENEFICIARY

A person who receives benefits, under a trust or by will, for his or her lifetime. For an example, see AB trust.

SWEARING MATCH

A case that turns on the word of one witness versus another. The outcome of a swearing match usually depends on whom the jury finds most trustworthy.

QTIP TRUST

A type of trust for wealthy married couples that allows a surviving spouse to postpone estate taxes. A QTIP trust allows the surviving spouse to make use of the... (more...)

A type of trust for wealthy married couples that allows a surviving spouse to postpone estate taxes. A QTIP trust allows the surviving spouse to make use of the trust property tax-free. Taxes are deferred until the surviving spouse dies and the trust property is received by the final trust beneficiaries, who were named by the first spouse to die.

RESIDUARY BENEFICIARY

A person who receives any property by a will or trust that is not specifically left to another designated beneficiary. For example, if Antonio makes a will leav... (more...)

A person who receives any property by a will or trust that is not specifically left to another designated beneficiary. For example, if Antonio makes a will leaving his home to Edwina and the remainder of his property to Elmo, then Elmo is the residuary beneficiary.

RULE AGAINST PERPETUITIES

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For examp... (more...)

An exceedingly complex legal doctrine that limits the amount of time that property can be controlled after death by a person's instructions in a will. For example, a person would not be allowed to leave property to her husband for his life, then to her children for their lives, then to her grandchildren. The gift would potentially go to the grandchildren at a point too remote in time.

PROVING A WILL

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily sat... (more...)

Convincing a probate court that a document is truly the deceased person's will. Usually this is a simple formality that the executor or administrator easily satisfies by showing that the will was signed and dated by the deceased person in front of two or more witnesses. When the will is holographic -- that is, completely handwritten by the deceased and not witnessed, it is still valid in many states if the executor can produce relatives and friends to testify that the handwriting is that of the deceased.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Matter of Colverd

... Spain, J. 972 Decedent died in 2000. Thereafter, petitionerâ€”decedent's unmarried companion of nearly 30 yearsâ€”commenced this proceeding in Surrogate's Court, as named executor, seeking probate of decedent's will. Three ...

MTR OF AMERICAN COMM. v. Dunn

... This appeal requires us to determine the standard applicable to a petition to vacate a probate decree brought by a nonparty to an initial probate proceeding and based upon "newlydiscovered evidence," which allegedly demonstrates that a probated will was procured through ...

Matter of Paigo

... Decedent died in June 2006 and petitioner sought to probate the will. ... Petitioner then moved for summary judgment 838 seeking dismissal of the objections and admitting the will to probate. Concluding that issues of fact existed, Surrogate's Court denied the motion. ...

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