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Kristin A. Canty Attorney at Law LLC Estate planning attorney licensed in both NY and NJ. Committed to leaving a legacy, not a liability.

Estate planning isnโ€™t just for retirement, itโ€™s for adulthood.Whether youโ€™re starting your career, buying your first hom...
10/13/2026

Estate planning isnโ€™t just for retirement, itโ€™s for adulthood.

Whether youโ€™re starting your career, buying your first home, getting married, or raising a family, having an estate plan means putting important decisions in the hands of people you trust.

A well-prepared estate plan can provide guidance during an emergency, protect the people you love, and ensure your wishes are respected.

And remember, your estate plan isnโ€™t set in stone. It can grow and change as your life does.

๐ƒ๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ โ€œ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐๐š๐ฒโ€ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ž๐. Letโ€™s start the conversation so you can ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ, ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ.

*๐ท๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ: ๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ. ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’. ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

If you couldnโ€™t make a medical decision for yourself, who would you trust to speak for you?Choosing someone you trust to...
10/06/2026

If you couldnโ€™t make a medical decision for yourself, who would you trust to speak for you?

Choosing someone you trust to step in when you canโ€™t communicate your wishes is an important part of planning ahead. Just as important? ๐Œ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž๐.

A little planning now can give your loved ones greater clarity when they need it most.

๐ฟ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ฃ๐‘’ ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘ฆ, ๐‘›๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘Ž ๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ.

*๐ท๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ: ๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ. ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’. ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก raises awareness about the importance of preparing for natural and man-made disasters. Septe...
09/29/2026

๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐ž๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก raises awareness about the importance of preparing for natural and man-made disasters. September may be coming to an end, but thereโ€™s still time to make sure your ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š๐ง ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ฒ.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’“๐’†๐’† ๐’•๐’‰๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ๐’” ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’‚๐’ ๐’…๐’ ๐’•๐’๐’…๐’‚๐’š:
๐Ÿ. ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ. Make sure you know where to find your Last Will and Testament, Power of Attorney, Health Care Proxy Designation, and Living Will.

๐Ÿ. ๐Š๐ž๐ž๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ง๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ๐ ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ. Designate one folder, binder, or secure location for your estate planning documents and other important information.

๐Ÿ‘. ๐’๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐š๐ง. Make sure the people youโ€™ve chosen to help know that they have been named, understand their roles, and know where to find the documents when theyโ€™re needed.

๐‘ณ๐’†๐’‚๐’—๐’† ๐’‚ ๐’๐’†๐’ˆ๐’‚๐’„๐’š, ๐’๐’๐’• ๐’‚ ๐’๐’Š๐’‚๐’ƒ๐’Š๐’๐’Š๐’•๐’š.

*๐ท๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘š๐‘’๐‘Ÿ: ๐น๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘’๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘™๐‘ฆ. ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ก ๐‘™๐‘’๐‘”๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’. ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘™๐‘ก ๐‘ค๐‘–๐‘กโ„Ž ๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ฆ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘“๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ž๐‘‘๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’ ๐‘ ๐‘๐‘’๐‘๐‘–๐‘“๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›.

Life changes, and your estate plan may need to change with it.Marriage, divorce, a growing family, a new home, or a move...
09/22/2026

Life changes, and your estate plan may need to change with it.

Marriage, divorce, a growing family, a new home, or a move to another state can all be good reasons to review your existing plan.

Family. Finances. Health. When your life changes, your estate plan should change with it.

Leave a legacy, not a liability.

*Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Not legal advice. Consult with an attorney in your state for advice specific to your situation.

A Will and a Trust can serve different purposes and understanding the difference is an important part of estate planning...
09/15/2026

A Will and a Trust can serve different purposes and understanding the difference is an important part of estate planning.

These are just a few key differences between the two and how they may fit into an estate plan.

Every situation is different, so speak with an attorney about your specific circumstances.

Leave a legacy, not a liability.

*Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Not legal advice. Consult with an attorney in your state for advice specific to your situation.

Estate planning isnโ€™t just for the wealthy.Itโ€™s about protecting the people you love, making your wishes known, and prep...
09/08/2026

Estate planning isnโ€™t just for the wealthy.

Itโ€™s about protecting the people you love, making your wishes known, and preparing for the future, no matter what stage of life youโ€™re in.

Leave a legacy, not a liability.

*Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Not legal advice. Consult with an attorney in your state for advice specific to your situation.

Estate planning is about more than paperwork.Itโ€™s about protecting the people you love, making your wishes known, and gi...
09/01/2026

Estate planning is about more than paperwork.

Itโ€™s about protecting the people you love, making your wishes known, and giving your family greater clarity and confidence about the future.

Thatโ€™s why Iโ€™m passionate about helping people create thoughtful plans for the moments that matter most.

Leave a legacy, not a liability.

*Disclaimer: For educational purposes only. Not legal advice. Consult with an attorney in your state for advice specific to your situation.

The strongest legacies are built long before theyโ€™re needed. Warren Buffettโ€™s quote is a reminder that the decisions we ...
08/25/2026

The strongest legacies are built long before theyโ€™re needed.

Warren Buffettโ€™s quote is a reminder that the decisions we make today can benefit the people we love for generations to come.

Estate planning is one of those gifts. Itโ€™s an act of care, foresight, and love that helps protect your family and provides peace of mind for the future.

If youโ€™re ready to begin planning your legacy, Iโ€™m here to help.

Leave a legacy, not a liability.

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