Law Offices of Jason W. Stern & Associates

Law Offices of Jason W. Stern & Associates Jason W. Stern & Associates is one of New York’s most trusted estate planning law firms.

We are located in Forest Hills, New York overlooking Forest Hills Gardens. Our firm is licensed in both New York and New Jersey to meet all of your estate needs.

Can you disinherit your spouse under the New York Estate Law?
02/04/2025

Can you disinherit your spouse under the New York Estate Law?

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How DMX's 11 non-marital children are trying to inherit from their father's NY estate?
01/06/2022

How DMX's 11 non-marital children are trying to inherit from their father's NY estate?

On April 9, 2021 the legendary hip hop artist Earl Simmons, better known by his alias DMX, passed away from cardiac arrest at the age of 50. As a NY estate lawyer I am always curious to see how celebrities plan their NY estates. Earl Simmons, a lifelong resident of Yonkers who made tens of million

What happens when you promise to leave your doorman of thirty years a third of your multi-million dollar NY estate for t...
12/09/2021

What happens when you promise to leave your doorman of thirty years a third of your multi-million dollar NY estate for taking care of you but leave him out of your NY will?

The reason most of us should have a NY will is to protect those we care about most after we are gone. To include someone in your NY estate plan the NY Estates Powers & Trusts Law (EPTL) states that a valid testamentary instrument, “requires that the signature of the testator shall be affixed to th...

What happens when people pass away within NYS without a will and are not survived by heirs closer than first cousins?
11/11/2021

What happens when people pass away within NYS without a will and are not survived by heirs closer than first cousins?

As a NY kinship estate lawyer with more than two decades of experience litigating these highly specialized cases I can honestly say no other area of the NY estate law is as fascinating to me. A NY kinship estate begins when a NY resident passes away both without a valid NY will and without any clos

How to protect your NY estate from the pitfalls of digital asset ownership?
10/11/2021

How to protect your NY estate from the pitfalls of digital asset ownership?

As a NY estate lawyer with more than two decades of experience I always advise my clients on the importance of setting up a NY estate plan. Setting up that NY estate plan almost always begins with the drafting and ex*****on of a NY attorney drafted will. Whether they have a net worth of $100,000 d

How a No-Contest Clause can make challenging a NY attorney drafted will riskier.
10/07/2021

How a No-Contest Clause can make challenging a NY attorney drafted will riskier.

In NY according to the NY estate law you can disinherit anyone you would like unless that someone is your spouse. Your spouse is entitled to their right of election of one third (1/3) of all assets within your probateable NY estate and most of your non-probatable NY estate assets as well. Your pro

What to know when you are contacted by an heir hunter to recover a long lost relative's NY estate?
08/06/2021

What to know when you are contacted by an heir hunter to recover a long lost relative's NY estate?

Have you received a letter from an “heir finder” or “heir hunter” company seeking to collect money on your behalf? Does it sound too good to be true? Did the heir finder letter cryptically offer you their services to collect money from a distant relative’s NY estate on your behalf as an he...

Does NYS recognize Common-Law Marriage rights to inherit? Estate of Henley
06/22/2021

Does NYS recognize Common-Law Marriage rights to inherit? Estate of Henley

As a NY estate lawyer with more than two decades of experience litigating NY estates one of the most frequent questions I get involves the issue of common law marriages and the NY estate law. The issue being does New York State recognize common law marriages as valid? I’d be lying if I said there

Why we should all think about having our NY estate lawyer update our wills from time to time: Estate of John Singleton
06/04/2021

Why we should all think about having our NY estate lawyer update our wills from time to time: Estate of John Singleton

When John Singleton arrived onto a Hollywood set in 1991 with his groundbreaking film Boyz n the Hood the twenty-five year old director instantly rose to the top of every movie studios choice for new projects. Nominated for Best Director for the film by the Academy Awards, Singleton’s edgy, blockb...

What is standing and who has it in a NY will contest? Estate of Prebys
03/17/2021

What is standing and who has it in a NY will contest? Estate of Prebys

As a NY estate lawyer with more than two decades of experience probating and litigating wills on behalf of New Yorkers and their families we know a lot about challenging a NY will and the pitfalls that accompany these cases . Let me start by saying one of the most difficult undertakings in all of l

What happens if you handwrite your own NY will, is it any good? Estate of Larry King
02/22/2021

What happens if you handwrite your own NY will, is it any good? Estate of Larry King

As a highly experienced NY estate lawyer with more than two decades of experience handling complex NY estate cases we occasionally encounter lesser known estate issues in addition to the more widely known ones. One rare estate issue we encounter is that of the hand written will also known as the h

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