Elder Law Attorney with offices on Long Island and Westchester County handling all your Estate Planning &  Probate Administration matters including Contested  & Uncontested Wills.  We extend our practice to cover the following locations: Nassau and Suffolk counties, Queens, Westchester, Bronx, Brooklyn as well as New York City.

Your estate planning needs may be met with a straightforward Last Will and Testament or perhaps, if you have a larger estate to be considered, or if your family has special needs, more detailed planning and documents may also be appropriate. Estate planning attorney Arthur Olmstead can review your present situation and the documents which you have prepared to be sure they are up to date and continue to meet your needs.

As your family and life situation changes you may have questions about the possible use of life estates, trusts, family limited partnerships, and other estate planning techniques mentioned in advertising or by your friends. After reviewing your particular situation and specific needs, attorney Arthur Olmstead can explain whether and how these might be useful for your family.

Ultimately, at the time of your passing, some court proceedings will often be necessary. Probate is the process of presenting your Last Will and Testament to a Surrogate's Court for review and then authorization the appointment of an executor to carry out the provisions of the Will. The executor, if acting pursuant to a Last Will and Testament, or administrator for a person who dies without a Will, must be authorized by a Surrogate's Court with authority to gather and administer the estate, satisfy any outstanding debts, taxes due, and other obligations, and then pass the remainder to the beneficiaries according to the decedent's wishes and New York law.

Unfortunately, occasionally there may be disputes as to how or whether an estate plan should be carried out. Where necessary, attorney Arthur Olmstead will undertake such litigation as may be necessary to assist executors, administrators, trustees, family members or other beneficiaries to carry out a plan.

Likewise, where an executor, administrator or trustee may be inadvertently or intentionally disregarding their responsibilities, Arthur Olmstead can bring proceedings so that the appropriate court will require that responsibilities are met.

Arthur Olmstead can apply his litigation experience assure proper implementation of an estate plan and administration for you or your family. Moreover, litigation may often be avoided through carefully helping you to define your goals, develop effective plans, and then carefully draft and properly execute the necessary documents, so that there can be no reasonable questioning as to what your desires may be.

Estate Planning, Administration and Elder Law Attorney Arthur Olmstead is available at:

New Rochelle, Westchester County: 914-993-9300
East Northport, Huntington, Suffolk County: 631-754-3200

Estate Planning, Preparation of Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney,
Health Care Proxies, and other Health Care Directives

Probate and Administration of Estates

Contested Wills and Estates, Accountings by Executors and Trustees

Elder Law, Providing for Special Needs Persons & Guardianships,Including Recovery of Misappropriated Assets

Real Estate - Home Purchases, Sales and Transfers,Commercial and Investment Real Estate Transactions