by Mallory Schowe | Apr 24, 2024
New York State Mandates Paid Prenatal Leave After the passage of its 2025 budget this past Monday, New York will become the first state to require employers to provide paid leave for pregnant employees to attend doctor’s appointments. The new law, which will amend...
by Christine Stackhouse | Apr 22, 2024
Greetings, Court Fans! The Court’s been fairly busy over the last week-plus, issuing seven opinions and a number of notable orders. Unfortunately, we’ve also been fairly busy, and now must dig out of a seven-opinion hole. We’ll do that in two parts, making our way...
by Mallory Schowe | Apr 18, 2024
A directed trust is a sophisticated planning technique that divides the traditional duties of a trustee among more than one person or institution. Unlike a standard trust with multiple co-trustees, all of whom would share the same duties, a directed trust makes each...
by Mallory Schowe | Apr 16, 2024
While historically high federal transfer tax exemptions remain in effect, the Spousal Lifetime Access Trust (“SLAT”) (also sometimes referred to as a Spousal Estate Reduction Trust, or “SERT”) remains one of the most effective planning techniques for married clients....
by Mallory Schowe | Apr 11, 2024
Congratulations, you just signed your Will and your Revocable Trust. You set out clear directions on how your assets should pass at your death. Your heirs will be grateful. But there is more you can do to ease the burden of estate administration – you can...
