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Blog Category | Estate law
October 22, 2024
Cashing in Old Life Insurance Policies
Let’s examine what you should do when cashing in old life insurance policies. Frequently, people have old life insurance policies that require a review for purposes of the viability and...
September 18, 2024
What Happens When My Parents Die With Debt?
A common question asked by our clients is: what happens when my parents die with debt? The answer is, generally, you are not liable for your parents’ debt unless you...
July 19, 2024
Estate Planning for Digital Assets
You may have an estate plan in place but have you considered estate planning for digital assets you own? Our estate plans need to keep pace and reflect our ever...
June 24, 2024
Special Needs Trust - The Keystone of Disability Planning
Who is Eligible for a Special Needs Trust? Commonly, a Special Needs Trust is a trust established by parents or loved-ones who have children who are covered under a disability...
March 12, 2024
NJ Real Estate Transfer Taxes - Inheriting Real Estate
Understanding NJ real estate transfer taxes and laws around inheriting real estate can efficiently and effectively keep a family home or property in the family. Maintaining a family property in...
February 20, 2024
What happens If You Die Without A Will In New Jersey?
A common question our estate planning attorneys at Puff, Sierzega & MacFeeters, LLC receive is: What happens if you die without a will in New Jersey? The short answer is...
January 24, 2024
Selecting an Executor Trustee or Agent to Represent Your Estate Plan
Let’s examine the duties of the executor trustee or agent as it pertains to your estate plan. Selecting a person to carry out the provisions of your estate plan is...
January 24, 2024
Life Insurance Policy Tips
As we enter the New Year, it is important to review your life insurance policy (or policies) to ensure that your premiums are timely paid in full. Following a recent...
November 15, 2023
New Jersey estate tax law changes
On Friday, October 14, 2016, Governor Christie signed into law a comprehensive tax package with important tax cuts including the phasing out of the New Jersey estate tax. Specific to...
June 23, 2023
Why You Need a Power of Attorney Document in NJ
A Power of Attorney document (POA) is a document that provides an efficient and cost-effective transfer of authority from you to another. In this post, we’ll share with you why...
May 14, 2022
What is the Cost to Create a Will?
What is the cost to create a will? If you’re planning to write a will, you’ve certainly asked the question…so if you are a Gloucester County resident and have been...
June 09, 2020
Estate Planning for Your Children's Financial Security
If you have children, especially minors and/or children with a disability, you should consider how your current estate plan would affect your children in the event that you pass away...
April 16, 2020
Jeff Puff Discusses Estate Planning on Justice For All TV Show
Jeff Puff recently shared his views on the estate planning process on the Justice For All television show. Jeff discusses wills, estate planning, estate litigation tax concerns and much more....
April 15, 2020
Importance of Estate Planning During Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic is a reminder of the importance of estate planning. Our mortality reminds us how important it is for you and your family to have an estate plan...
January 21, 2020
IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTICE UPDATE FOR THE YEAR 2020
As we usher in the new year 2020, it is very important to understand that you should not abbreviate the year “2020” when signing and dating documents as “-20”. For...
November 18, 2019
Are Your Estate Planning Documents in Order for 2020?
Don’t neglect preparation of your estate planning documents. A new year means another “New Years Resolution.” As individuals and family’s plan for a new years resolution, unfortunately, they neglect estate...
November 29, 2018
Jeffrey Puff VIDEO on Elder Law and Estate Planning
Our own Jeffrey Puff recently shared his views on the topics of Estate Planning and Elder Law during a taping of “Justice for All with Casey Price” on the RVN...
November 13, 2017
Rules for Estate Planning
Let’s look at some Rules for Estate Planning. If Estate Planning 101 were a high school or college course, the first day of class would address three questions: (1) What...
March 13, 2017
Michael Jackson's Estate | A Lesson in Valuing an Estate
The executors of Michael Jackson’s estate are involved in a high-stakes estate tax case against the Internal Revenue Service in the United States Tax Court. In attempting to value the...
January 25, 2017
Advance Medical Directives
Advance Medical Directives outline the type of medical care that you want in the event that you become incapacitated due to an illness or accident. A person is incapacitated if...