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Attorney, Financial Advisor & Tax Strategies Neel Shah and the law firm of Shah & Associates, P.C. assists clients with all legal matters related to Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, Elder Law, Medicaid Planning, Advance Health Care Directives, Special Needs Trusts, Veteran's Benefits, Probate, Estate Administration, Trust Administration, Business Succession Planning, Income Tax Strategies, High Net worth Estate Planning, Corporate Law and Business Planning throughout New Jersey, including Monroe Township, Jamesburg, Cranbury, Manalapan, Freehold, Princeton, Princeton Junction, West Windsor, South Brunswick, Plainsboro Edison, North Brunswick, East Windsor East Brunswick, Millstone and Colts Neck.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1.) How do we keep our estate & assets private after we pass away?

When someone passes away, their Will needs to be submitted to probate. The best way to avoid probate is by having the bulk of your assets owned by trust during your lifetime. However a Will is always required because there may be assets that are left in your individual name, either intentionally or unintentionally. The next best way to preserve privacy may be to have your assets poured into your trust after you pass. The will continues to be a public record document, but the only known information to the public would be who the executors are, and that the assets were poured into the trust. The Trust remains private. Other ways to avoid probate or to use transfer on death/payable on death designations as well as beneficiary designations. After your documents are signed and we conduct an asset alignment meeting I will guide you on each of your assets individually.

2.) Can an Executor be forced to serve?

No executor can be forced to serve. If the executor chooses not to serve, they can renounce and the next one in line names in the Will will serve. If the executor chooses to serve & then delegate their role to an attorney, accountant, or any other professional they can do so. They may be paying the professional fees out of the estate. However once formally renounced it would be difficult to regain that title.

3.) Can a Trustee chose to not accept their role?

Yes, they have the power to not accept the trusteeship. At that point it would just go to the next person in order, and if there is no one else named there are provisions within the trust to have an independent trustee named.