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Gary Krim

Gary Krim

Over 30 Years Experience serving clients in NYC Nassau Westchester and Rockland
  • Real Estate Law, Probate, Appeals & Appellate ...
  • New York
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Practice Areas
Real Estate Law
Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate
Probate
Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests
Appeals & Appellate
Civil Appeals
Insurance Claims
Property Insurance
Products Liability
Motor Vehicle Defects
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    We accept contingency fees for certain matters.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
New York
New York State Office of Court Administration
ID Number: 2466605
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Education
New York University
MBA | Finance
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Columbia University
B.S. | Operations Research
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Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
J.D.
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Professional Associations
New York State Bar  # 2466605
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15 Questions Answered
Q. How can parents access assets of a deceased son in NY when spouse is not sharing info and there's no will?
A: If your son had no Will, the laws of intestacy control who takes his estate. If he was married when he died and left no children, then his wife would be the sole beneficiary of his estate. if your son owed you money, then you could file a claim against the estate, but you would have to be able to prove the debt. If you know the court in which his wife began the proceeding, then you could look up the court file and start from there.
Q. 97 yo aunt - no kids, sibblings, no will. 19 nieces/nephews -16 had no relationship with her. Can they be excluded?
A: If your aunt has no Will and wants to make one, it is up to her to decide how where her estate should go, free of any undue influence which might jeopardize the validity of the Will. This assumes she is competent to make a Will. If she is not competent to make Will, or has already passed, then all 19 of the nieces and nephews would be treated equally.
Q. My grandparents died and the house is still under their name, I need to put the house in my mother's name.
A: The answer will depend on whether someone, in addition to your grandparents are on the Deed and if so what type of ownership.

Certain facts must be known before it can determined if the house can be put in your mother's name. Not an exhaustive list of questions: Did your grandparents leave Wills; what do the Wills say about who gets the assets; does your mother have siblings or nieces/nephews from predeceased siblings; is there a mortgage or reverse mortgage on the house; was the house owned by your grandparents alone or jointly with someone.

Generally only a court appointed fiduciary can change ownership on he Deed. The fiduciary is appointed by the court on petition of the person who wants that role. A fiduciary is appropriate whether or not there is a Will. The fiduciary is obligated to follow the terms of the Will or the laws of intestacy.

Without more information about the meters, I cannot say what is needed. Generally action should be taken to preserve the house, which likely would include keeping the electricity at least on until the ownership is settled. The cost for doing that would be chargeable to the estate.
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Rosenbaum & Taylor, P.C.
707 Westchester Avenue
Suite 409
White Plains, NY 10604
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Telephone: (914) 358-4422
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