New York Inheritance Tax vs Estate Tax: What You Actually Owe
New York has no inheritance tax but does levy an estate tax on estates above $7,350,000 in 2026. This explains the difference, the exclusion, and the cliff that can tax an entire estate.
Rachel Monroe
Pennsylvania Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, and Probate
A plain-language reference to estate planning in Pennsylvania: the core documents, how wills work, intestate succession, powers of attorney, probate through the Register of Wills, and the state inheritance tax.
New York Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, and Probate Basics
An orientation to estate planning in New York, the core documents, what makes a will valid, intestate succession, Surrogate’s Court probate, incapacity planning, and the state estate tax.
How to Stop Debt Collector Calls in New Jersey
New Jersey consumers can stop most debt collector calls with a written cease-contact request under the FDCPA, backed by federal call-frequency limits and the right to sue.
Illinois Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, and Probate
A plain-language reference to estate planning in Illinois: wills, intestate succession, trusts, transfer-on-death tools, powers of attorney, and the state estate tax, each linked to the governing statute.
Florida Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, Probate Basics
A plain-language guide to estate planning in Florida: how wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care directives work, plus homestead rules, the spousal elective share, intestate succession, and probate.
Texas Estate Planning: Wills, Trusts, and Probate Basics
A plain-language overview of estate planning in Texas: the wills, powers of attorney, advance directives, and trusts that decide who inherits your property and who makes decisions if you cannot.
How to File a Complaint Against a Contractor in New Jersey
A dispute with a New Jersey contractor moves along two tracks: a regulatory complaint to the Division of Consumer Affairs and a lawsuit to recover money. Here is how each works and what the Consumer Fraud Act adds.
Filing a Complaint With the New Jersey Attorney General
A guide to filing a complaint with the New Jersey Attorney General: which division handles consumer, civil rights, fraud, and licensing complaints, the deadlines that apply, and what the office does after a report arrives.
Washington Consumer Protection Act: Unfair and Deceptive Practices
How Washington’s Consumer Protection Act (RCW 19.86) works: the prohibition on unfair or deceptive acts, the five-element Hangman Ridge test, the damages and attorney fees a private plaintiff can recover, and the four-year deadline to sue.
Living Will vs. Power of Attorney in California
How California’s advance health care directive and durable power of attorney split medical from financial decisions, and why the state has no separate living will.
New Jersey Mechanic’s Lien Rules and Filing Deadlines
What New Jersey calls a construction lien covers unpaid contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. Here are the filing deadlines, the extra residential steps, and how a lien is served and enforced.