Wealth Wise: Should We Borrow Money From Our Elderly Father?
When a High Income Is Not EnoughDEAR WEALTH WISE: We are both 61, still working, and earn $400k a year.
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NY’s Anti-SLAPP Framework Targets Frivolous Lawsuits
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPP suits, are frivolous lawsuits that are calculated...
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Timing is Everything: A Plaintiff's Right to Amend Complaints During Pending Motions to Dismiss in New York
The combination of New York’s liberal amendment rules and pre-answer motion practices offer strategic oppor...
42% of Young Americans Set To Inherit Property Admit Soaring Cost of Insurance and Taxes Could Make It Impossible To Keep the Homes
Trillions of dollars in assets are expected to change hands during the so-called Great Wealth Transfer over...
Taylor Swift is worth around $1.9 billion more than Travis Kelce — here’s what their prenup might look like
Editor's note: The Independent spoke with Atty Bruggemann ahead of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's rumored ...
Self-Financing Contractors May Breach The Lien Law
A Contractor should beware of self-financing with his own funds on a New York job to pay his workmen, subco...
Protecting Assets By Moving Them Offshore
Asher Rubinstein, a partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey and an asset protection, tax and trusts and estat...
NYC Co-op Boards Should Consider Adopting a Summer Recess Policy Now
By Beth M. Gazes, Esq. & David L. Berkey, Esq.
Trusts & Estates Partner Asher Rubinstein Discusses Dynasty Trusts in Investopedia
Asher Rubinstein, Partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP, explains that a dynasty trust is an irrevocab...
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You Got That Yellowstone Injunction. Congratulations. Now Try Keeping It.
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