PUT YOUR ESTATE PLANNING IN ORDER

It's now one month into the new year and time to put your estate planning in order

     You should seriously consider having a professional prepare a Will, Power of Attorney, Living Will and Health Care Proxy.

      In addition, if you already have those documents, you should review them to see if any changes are necessary.

      Our state has passed a "Living Will" law, which allows a person to direct that heroic measures not be taken to prolong life.  This "Living Will" is not a substitute for a regular Will, which affects property rights.  The "Living Will" is an independent document to be signed in addition to your regular Will.

      Please let me know if you want any of the foregoing documents prepared for you.

MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENTS DURING SNOWSTORM OF JANUARY 23, 2016

      The recent snowstorm has lead to a series of accidents involving motor vehicles.  The leaving of the scene of a motor vehicle accident is governed by the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law, specifically Article 600.  The leaving of the scene of a motor vehicle accident involving physical injury is a crime, a misdemeanor punishable by a fine and up to a year in jail.

       Although leaving the scene of an accident with only property damage is not a crime it will result, upon conviction, of 3 (three) points on a license and the loss of a CDL license.  

       Before any action is taken, an experienced attorney should be consulted and if the police ask to speak to the motorist, an attorney should be consulted.