Ettinger Law Firm

4.0 – 4 reviews • Estate planning attorney

Ettinger Law Firm has been exclusively engaged in elder law estate planning since 1991. For over 30 years we have been working to help our clients avoid probate proceedings; reduce legal fees; reduce or eliminate estate and capital gains taxes, and protect their assets from long-term care costs. Ettinger Law Firm has prepared over thirty thousand estate plans and has filed thousands of Medicaid applications.

Service Options: Online appointments · Onsite services

Health and Safety: Appointment required ·

Appointments: calendly.com

Hours

Wednesday	9AM–5PM
Thursday	9AM–5PM
Friday	9AM–6PM
Saturday	Closed
Sunday	Closed
Monday	9AM–5PM
Tuesday	9AM–5PM

Address and Contact Information

Address: 345 N. Main St 2nd Floor – Suite #5, New City, NY 10956

Phone: (845) 353-9555

Website: https://www.trustlaw.com/

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Services

Estate Planning Attorney

Asset Protection Planning

Business Succession Planning

Disability Planning

Elder Law Estate Planning

At Ettinger Law Firm, we combine elder law and estate planning to provide a comprehensive approach to the needs of each client and their family. Planning wise, we usually recommend trusts to avoid probate proceedings at death and to provide for substitute decision making in the event of disability.

Elder Law Estate Planning Attorneys

Elder Law Estate Planning Lawyers

Estate Administration and Probate

Probate is the legal procedure in which the probate court assumes jurisdiction over the assets of someone who has died. The court supervises the payment of debts, taxes, and probate fees. Then distribution of the remainder to the persons named in a will, or to the legal heirs if there is no will.

Estate Planners

Estate Planners And Elder Law

Estate Planning Consultation

Estate Planning For Pets

Estate Planning Lawyers

Estate Planning Reviews

Estate Planning Wills

Guardianship Proceedings

High Net Worth Estate Planning

Inheritance Planning

Irrevocable Trusts

Law Firm Free Consultation

Living Trusts

Generally superior to a will for transferring assets to heirs at death. Trusts avoid probate court proceedings needed to settle will and often save the family time and expense in closing the estate. The living trust also helps avoid a court taking over control of your assets if you become disabled.

Living Wills

Marriage Planning

Medicaid Applications

Medicaid Asset Protection Trusts

Medicaid Planning

Medicaid Strategies

Confusion often reigns supreme when navigating the Medicaid application process. Well-meaning family, friends, and even professional advisers may give conflicting or incomplete advice causing families to needlessly lose their property and assets.

Probate Consultation

Probate Estate Administration

Probate Matters

Probate Proceedings

Revocable Living Trusts

Special Needs Trusts

Parents or grandparents of a disabled child should leave assets to them in a special needs trust, to avoid the child being disqualified from receiving government benefits, such as SSI and Medicaid. Before the protection now afforded by these trusts, parents would disinherit their disabled child.

Supplemental Needs Trusts

Tax Returns

Trusts Attorney

Trusts Estate Administration

Trusts Lawyer

Trusts Legal

Wealth Preservation

Wills

A Will, also known as Last Will and Testament is used to state formally who you want to receive your estate and to name an Executor to settle your affairs. Wills are especially important if you have children, to state at what ages they should receive an inheritance and who will manage it for them.

Wills & Trusts

Wills And Probate

Young Family Estate Planning

Every young parent needs documents â€“ a Will, Power of Attorney, and Health Care Proxy â€“ what we term â€œYoung Family Estate Planâ€, that formalize your wishes in unexpected circumstances.YFEP ensures that should anything happen to you, your family will continue to thrive and reach their full potential.