Trusts & Estates Articles

Trusts & Estates Magazine: Beware of Hidden Dangers When Taking On New Clients

In an article published in Trusts & Estates, Avi Z. Kestenbaum, co-chair of Meltzer Lippe’s Trusts & Estates Department, advises practitioners to watch for certain ...
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Trusts & Estates Magazine: Educating Clients Before It’s Too Late

By Avi Z. Kestenbaum It seems to me that this publication, as well as others, has recently started to place more emphasis on the “softer ...
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Trusts & Estates Magazine: “Non-Charitable Purpose Trusts: Past, Present, and Future,” 51 Real Prop. & Est. L.J. 321 (2016)

This interesting article is a good read for all trusts and estates would-be scholars, from law students to practicing attorneys, as it hits the heart of what’s a ...
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Digital Article: Too Busy To Die

“Separation is very important,” Kestenbaum said. “Don’t tie these people together. Utilize neutral persons in roles if there is a concern with disputes. If there ...
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Trust Beneficiaries Eliminated Under a Decanting Done Pursuant to the Trust Instrument

In Matter of Hoppenstein, NYLJ 1202783016744 [Sur Ct, NY County 2017], the New York County Surrogate’s Court found the distribution of a life insurance policy ...
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Trusts & Estates Magazine: Don’t Be Afraid of Questions

An article by Avi Z. Kestenbaum. January 2017
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WSJ Podcast (Audio): Should Children Inherit Assets Jointly or Separately?

Wall Street Journal’s Veronica Dagher interviews Avi Kestenbaum to discuses how to best go about managing your children’s inheritance, and whether they should receive assets ...
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Wall Street Journal Podcast: Should Children Inherit Assets Jointly or Separately?

Meltzer Lippe’s Avi Z. Kestenbaum discuses how to best go about managing your children’s inheritance, and whether they should receive assets jointly or separately. Click ...
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Die and Let Live! – A Review of Don DeLillo’s novel Zero K

Jeffrey A. Galant, Counsel in our Trust & Estates group, gives a fascinating review of Don DeLillo’s novel, Zero K. “We are born without choosing ...
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Wall Street Journal Podcast: What Prince’s Death Teaches About Estate Planning

When Prince died without a will, it raised a lot of questions about his estate. Meltzer Lippe’s Avi Z. Kestenbaum discusses why people put off ...
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