Tag: estate
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From “Emergency Orders” to the 2026 Electronic Wills Act: The Future of NY Estate Planning
The executive orders issued on March 19 and April 7, 2020 (EO 202.7 and 202.14), were watershed moments for the New York legal landscape. They introduced the first rigorous framework for Remote Notarization and Remote Witnessing to ensure that essential life-planning documents—like wills, living trusts, and powers of attorney—could still be executed during the height…
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Estate Planning in the 2026 Landscape: Lessons from the Pandemic Shift
The surge in estate planning requests triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic fundamentally changed how we approach mortality and legacy. As experts like Daniel S. Rubin noted during the crisis, the fear of incapacitation spurred a “virtual soft-shoe” to execute documents like Wills, Living Trusts, and Health Care Proxies under strict social distancing mandates. In 2026,…
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The Digital Real Estate Evolution: From Pandemic “Emergency” to 2026 Permanent Statutes
The article accurately captures the “scramble” of 2020, where COVID-19 forced states like New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey to adopt temporary Remote Online Notarization (RON) measures. However, as of April 2026, the landscape has shifted from “temporary” and “lapsed” to a permanent, codified reality. In 2026, the hesitation from lenders and title companies mentioned…
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NYC duped into filing bogus Ivanka Trump-Hillary Clinton real estate deal
The NYC Register’s office was duped into filing fake deeds that declared rivals Ivanka Trump and Hillary Clinton were in bed together on a $150 million Manhattan real estate deal. The bogus and ridiculous documents were only removed after being flagged by The Post. The poor vetting happened despite authorities investigating roughly 3,500 fraudulent deeds…