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provide a full range of estate and trust services, from the
preparation of a simple will to the creation of a complex
estate plan. Regardless of a person's age or family
circumstances, the Trusts and Estates Department assist our
clients in focusing on the critical issues involving the
transfer of wealth and in tailoring estate plans best suited
to address those concerns.
Estate
Planning: Our Estate Planning services including the
preparation of all documents needed to implement an estate
plan, including but not limited to: marital deduction wills,
irrevocable insurance trusts, revocable trust agreements,
qualified personal residents trusts, living wills/health care
proxies, and durable powers of attorney. Our Trust and Estates
Department uses state of the art computer software for
valuations, tax calculations, and tax return and accounting
preparation.
Estate
Administration: We handle all aspects of estate
administration, from probate to assisting the executor in
marshalling assets, paying debts, preparing state and Federal
income and estate tax returns, and accountings. We represent
many New Jersey and New York banks as well as individual
executors and trustees.
Our senior
Trust and Estates partner is a fellow of the American College
of Trust and Estates Counsel and is one of a nationally select
group of leading probate practitioners. One of our Trust and
Estates partners has a special interest and background in
elder law, and each partner has an advanced degree in tax law.
Practice area members are: Robert
A. Hetherington III, Robert
M. Jacobs, Martin J.
Dever, Jr and Melissa
A. Sager.
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