, January 13, 2026

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  Jan 12, 2026

🔑 NY: Probate Is Usually Final — But a Will Can Still Be Challenged Years Later

It is common to think of probate as the end of the story....

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  Jan 11, 2026

🔑 NY EPTL 3-4.2: Agreement to Convey Property Previously Disposed of by Will Not a Revocation

Sometimes a testator makes a will disposing of a particular asset and later...

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  Jan 11, 2026

🔑 NY SCPA 1902: For What Purposes Real Property Is Subject to Disposition

Under New York law, real property is not automatically liquidated as part of...

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  Jan 11, 2026

🔑 NY EPTL 3-3.1: What a Testamentary Disposition Includes

New York’s Estates, Powers and Trusts Law draws an important distinction between...

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  Jan 09, 2026

🔑 Marital Agreements: A Classification

Marital agreements arise in different relational and legal contexts, and those contexts matter....

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  Jan 09, 2026

🔑 “Personal Belongings” and Similar Phrases in New York Wills (Rule + Authority)

Descriptive phrases like personal effects, personal belongings, and household effects are common in...

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  Jan 08, 2026

When the Attorney–Executor Did Not Draft the Will: Disclosure Under 22 NYCRR 207.16(e)

Overview An attorney who seeks appointment as sole executor in New York must...

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  Jan 08, 2026

22 NYCRR 207.16(e): Attorney–Fiduciary Disclosure Requirement

Overview 22 NYCRR 207.16(e) is part of the Uniform Rules for...

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  Jan 08, 2026

When the Attorney–Executor Drafted the Will: Disclosure Under 22 NYCRR 207.16(e)

Overview New York’s Uniform Rules for the Surrogate’s Court impose a...

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  Jan 08, 2026

NY SCPA § 2307-a: Commissions of Attorney-Executor

Overview SCPA § 2307-a addresses compensation when an attorney prepares a will and is...

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