Gianna O. Corona | Laidlaw & Simon

Can I Probate a Handwritten Will?

Gianna O. Corona — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 13:41:53 +0000

As an estate planning attorney, I often have clients or their family members ask me about handwritten wills. Some of the questions, I have been asked have been: “My father left a signed piece of paper stating what he wanted to happen to his estate after he passed away; we can file this with the […]

The post Can I Probate a Handwritten Will? first appeared on Laidlaw & Simon.

Executors and Taxes: What Returns Need to be Filed?

Gianna O. Corona — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 14:10:46 +0000

When an individual is named as an executor in a deceased loved one’s (decedent’s) last will and testament, there are many responsibilities that such individual must undertake. These responsibilities range from navigating the probate process in the Surrogate’s Court, collecting or marshalling any probate assets to forwarding the decedent’s mail, and paying the debts of […]

The post Executors and Taxes: What Returns Need to be Filed? first appeared on Laidlaw & Simon.

Death and Social Media: How to Manage a Loved One’s Account Post Death

Gianna O. Corona — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 20:08:43 +0000

The average person spends two and half hours on social media a day. Social media consumes much of our lives, but what happens to these accounts on our deaths? It is projected that Facebook will have more dead users than living users by the year 2070 based on the site’s current growth trajectory, so it […]

The post Death and Social Media: How to Manage a Loved One’s Account Post Death first appeared on Laidlaw & Simon.