Frequently Asked Questions

An estate plan is a process to ensure that your wishes are accomplished in the event you become incapacitated or when you die. An estate plan is also the best method to protect your assets during your life and ensure that the assets are transferred to the people that you care about in the manner of your choice.

Estate and asset protection planning and Medicaid planning for clients throughout New York State. Estate administration and probate for people who died residents of Kings, Queens of New York Counties.

Our estate planning process begins with our workshop, The Plan.

Register on our website or email us at info@barrowlawgroup.com to let us know you would like to attend a workshop and we will send you the link to register.

Click here to navigate to the workshop page.

After attending a workshop, the next step in our estate planning process is scheduling a consultation. Please use our scheduling link CLICK HERE TO SCHEDULE THE VISION MEETING to find an appointment that accommodates your schedule.

We remain open “virtually” until further notice. Our attorneys and staff are working remotely to continue to meet your needs. We are conducting all meetings via Zoom. We value our clients and are still able to maintain our high quality of service and bring it to you virtually while you remain in the comforts of your home. If you are unable to use Zoom, we are happy to get you started.

We are proponents of family involvement and awareness to the extent that you desire.

If the assets you are planning for are jointly held, you are unable to plan without your spouse. If the assets are individually held, you may plan without your spouse.

Our services are retained, after the initial consultation, at the second meeting.

Fifty ( 50%) percent of the legal fees are due at the second meeting. The remaining 50% is due prior to the signing of your plan documents.

Yes, we can review your plan with you in light of your current estate planning goals.

Estate and Asset Protection Planning, Medicaid planning and Estate and Trust Administration.

Yes, you may view the workshop at your leisure. We can share a workshop recording with you or you can attend a live Zoom workshop. This Firm offers a genre of trust that the average lay person is not familiar with. Additionally, there are different types of trusts and the workshop, The Plan gives you can overview of that information.

Yes. Similar to creating a plan that is tailored to you, we can tailor individual documents to meet your planning needs.

The cost of a trust for an individual ranges from $3,500.00 to $6,500.00. For couples it ranges from $4,500.00 - $8,500.00.

An estate plan is created in approximately 5 appointments over the span of 4 to 6 weeks.

Yes, you can transfer your property to you children. Before you make that decision, we would like you to be aware of the possible risks and ramifications below:

• losing control of the property

• exposing your assets to your children's creditors

• losing property

We recommend you attend a live workshop or watch a recording for a better understanding. If you would still like to transfer your property after seeing the workshop, we can quote a price after we obtain some preliminary information from you.

Thank you for entrusting us with your loved one. We believe referrals are the highest compliment one can receive. Kindly provide the email address of the person or people you would like to refer and we will reach out to them or you can direct them to our website.

You should ensure that your estate plan remains effective. The Firm offers a maintenance plan that provides you with updates to the laws that affect your plan, as well as drafts the necessary changes to you plan. Other notable benefits of the maintenance plan is that you receive one (1) annual consultation, invitations to related informational workshops and emails regarding related information.