Estate Planning and Probate Lawyers
Monmouth Ocean ● Toms River ● New Jersey
For more than 70 years, the residents of Monmouth Ocean and Toms River, New Jersey, have known they can depend on the Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano law firm for careful, concerned estate planning and probate and estate administration.
Free Living Will
When you come to the Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano law firm for a last will and testament or for any other estate planning need, we will draft a health care directive (living will) free of charge. Make sure your family knows your wishes.
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Do you need a will?
Nearly everyone needs a will. If you have property or dependents, a will can save your family stress and uncertainty during a time of grief. At the Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano law firm, our estate planning lawyers can help you examine your needs and determine what documents you require. We offer:
- Simple wills
- Complex wills
- Trusts (living trusts and irrevocable trusts used to avoid probate)
- Tax planning for minimal estate tax obligations
- Health care directives (also called health care proxy or living will)
- Powers of attorney
Plan now for the day when you may not be able to make decisions for yourself. A power of attorney can appoint someone to take charge of your medical care and your finances should that be necessary. It saves your family the expense and time needed for guardianship and conservatorship applications. It also assures that those you trust will be in charge of decisions about your welfare.
Do you need Medicaid asset protection?
The best time to prepare for Medicaid asset protection is before you need it. There are many ways you can preserve your assets (and maximize your estate) while qualifying for Medicaid. The Medicaid planning attorneys at the Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano law firm can help you determine how to remove money from your estate (for example, transferring property deeds, spending down assets, and prepaying funeral expenses) to accelerate Medicaid eligibility.
Do you need to contest a will?
When an executor or administrator misappropriates funds from an estate, when the wishes of the deceased are not met, when the will was written under undue influence or when the deceased person was incapacitated at the time the will was signed, there may be a need for estate litigation. The estate litigation lawyers at Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano have extensive experience handling difficult estate litigation matters.
Do you need to probate a will?
Ten days after a death, the appointed executor can begin the process of probating a will. The Monmouth Ocean and Toms River, New Jersey law firm of Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano has helped may families through the probate process. Our probate and estate administration services include:
- Obtain surrogate court letters of administration
- Help garner the assets of the estate
- Securing the estate
- Organize what needs to be done
- Open an estate account
- Pay the estate’s bills (including tax obligations)
- Monitor the estate
- Close the estate and provide a full accounting
- Distribute the assets
Wills and estate planning are investments that help individuals and families through a difficult transition. The estate planning lawyers and probate attorneys at the Novins, York, Pentony & Pagano law firm help families plan for end-of-life decisions and for the smooth transfer of estates. Contact a New Jersey estate planning lawyer for issues involving wills, trusts, estate planning, tax planning, Medicaid asset protections, contested wills, probate, and estate administration.
