Tatia D. Barnes, Esq.

06/14/2024

Helpful article: FINANCIAL CAREGIVING 101

Explore the different types of caregivers and how they can help you manage your money and assets through life's journeys.

08/31/2022

Sharing a Legal Chuckle

The popular board game Monopoly can be traced back to 1903. Over the years, the game has been revamped many times including design changes, the addition of

12/15/2021

An Unpredicted Impact of COVID-19
(FEMA Funeral Assistance)

https://www.fema.gov/fact-sheet/fema-provides-funeral-assistance-support-those-who-have-lost-loved-ones-covid-19

12/11/2021

DMX's ESTATE . . .

Fiancé denied Letters of Administration
15 Alleged Distributees seeking $$$$$$

After a lengthy battle regarding DMX's estate, it has been confirmed his three eldest sons will be looking after the late rapper's affairs.

06/15/2020

“You’ll figure it out when I’m gone”

(Family inherits baseball cards that could be worth millions)

James Micioni had amassed hundreds of collectibles — including a signed Babe Ruth card from 1933 that could go for over $100,000 – in what experts say is one of the most remarkable private co…

06/03/2020

Worth reposting

It started with just one man...

06/03/2020

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WEBINAR with Will Cooper
6/3/2020 @ 5:00pm
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_dZVvpCJ-Q9KSnw-1J3rQ2w

The world can be an unpredictable and dangerous place, making preparation and training essential to being safe in your environment. In this workshop, we’ll introduce the “go-bag,” a tool every family or business can use to provide short-term protection during disasters or emergencies. We’ll also cover the importance of planning to maintain a steady-state of preparedness.

Topics include:

Brief introduction to these tools
Best practices
Planning ahead

The world can be an unpredictable and dangerous place, making preparation and training essential to being safe in your environment. In this workshop, we’ll introduce the “go-bag,” a tool every family or business can use to provide short-term protection during disasters or emergencies. We’ll ...

05/06/2020

My Condolences if you have recently lost a loved one. Handling a decedent's estate during this COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be heartbreaking and extraordinarily time consuming. As you may know,...

04/22/2020

FOR THE CLIENT WHO ASKED:

"Roth IRA or Traditional IRA?"

When choosing between a Roth or traditional IRA, it comes down to whether or not you think it’s smarter to pay now or pay later, given your particular situation.

12/08/2019

SMALL ESTATE VALUE INCREASED TO $50K

"In New York, it can be prohibitively expensive to administer a low-value
estate, with attorney costs and court fees often costing thousands of
dollars. Under NYS law, those administering "small estates" - estates
with a gross value of $50,000 or less - have the ability to avoid these
relative substantial monetary costs through a $1 "do-it-yourself"
program (no lawyer, no fees, etc.) available through the court. However,
this estate gross value cap was set nearly two decades ago and is no
longer reflective of contemporary real estate and assets values of lower
and middle-class people in New York; other states have subsequently
raised their caps. By raising the cap to $50,000, this bill would both
allow more lower and middle class New Yorkers access to this important
program and put New York in line with contemporary state practices on
this issue, such as California where a small estate is $150,000."

APPROVED AND EFFECTIVE NOVEMBER 25, 2019

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s4951/amendment/a