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• What Bruce Willis Can Teach Us About Incapacity Planning
  by Neil O’Reilly
  June 8, 2023
  When Bruce Willis announced his retirement from acting because of aphasia, it sent shockwaves through Hollywood and across the country. Just a few weeks ago, Bruce’s family indicated that the disease had progressed to frontotemporal dementia highlighting the importance of incapacity planning. While Estate Planning typically focuses on planning for what happens at death, a comprehensive Estate Plan includes provisions regarding what happens during life should an individual become incapacitated.
• Estate Planning Tips for the Beginner
  by Neil O’Reilly
  June 6, 2023
  Even if you understand the benefits you gain from having an estate plan in place, it can be a daunting prospect to create a plan. The steps required to create your estate plan may seem elusive and intimidating. To help get you started, the Staten Island estate planning attorneys at O’Reilly Law offer some important […]
• Estate Planning Solutions for Special Needs Families
  by Neil O’Reilly
  June 2, 2023
  Securing the future for your loved one with special needs can be overwhelming. Estate planning solutions provide a path to not only ensuring their long-term care but also protecting their access to essential government benefits such as Medicaid and SSI. Estate planning isn’t solely about finances – it’s also about forging a well-planned path that […]
• How Tax and Non-Tax Considerations Impact Estate Planning – Part II
  by Neil O’Reilly
  June 1, 2023
  People often believe that Estate Planning is a “simple” process designed only for those whose estates will exceed the Applicable Exclusion Amount of $12.92 million in 2023. That myopic view causes many who should undertake Estate Planning to skip it altogether or to look for ways to complete the planning on their own without the services of a qualified Estate Planning attorney. As the last article in this two-part series demonstrated, numerous taxes impact Estate Planning. This second part of this series continues by exploring the various non-tax reasons to create a comprehensive Estate Plan.
• Reasons to Incorporate a Revocable Trust into Your Estate Plan
  by Neil O’Reilly
  May 30, 2023
  Although a Last Will and Testament remains the most common estate planning document, a trust is not far behind in popularity. If you decide to add a trust to your estate plan, you will have to decide which type of trust to create. A Staten Island trust attorney at O’Reilly Law Firm PLLC explains several […]