ESTATE PLANNING

This article was just sent to me and I re post it here.

Many people I know are reluctant to go ahead with any estate planning - to at least have a will. Without a will, an individual's estate goes into intestacy and an administrator must be appointed.

Sometimes the adminsitrator may be a relation, attorney or friend of the deceased. Sometimes, a public administrator is appointed.

The following article should not be construed as an indictment of all public appointed administrators (or judges) but as an incentive for estate planning:


Bronx Surrogate Holzman faces censure but escapes removal in misconduct case