Author: Vanessa DeDominicis

Vanessa displays an impressive range of skills and knowledge by serving clients in three different practice areas: wills and estates, real estate, and corporate and intellectual property law. Families, both young…

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Sometimes, very unfortunately, loved ones go missing. They may never return from a hunting trip, or a hike in the mountains. How can we deal with their assets?
An Executor/Administrator/Trustee (“Personal Representative”), must be ready at all times to account for the trust property.
A life estate is the ownership of property/land for the duration of a person's life.
This topic is substantial. This article only touches on one of the issues. Please note that there are potentially numerous tax issues on death and it is very important to
Oftentimes, my clients will appoint joint Executors in their Wills. This means, they are appointing two people to jointly administer their assets and apply for Probate.
In a world full of social media, online banking and cyber-identities, dealing with digital assets as part of your Will is extremely important.

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