New York Trusts & Estates Law Blog

New York State’s revised power of attorney law will go into effect on September 1, 2009, following a six month postponement. The legislature’s stated reason for the postponement was to allow additional time to educate the legal community on the comprehensive changes to the law. Over the past month or so, there have been some excellent articles in the state and local bar association publications.

Below is a scanned copy of an article I wrote for the Nassau Lawyer, published by the Nassau County Bar Association.

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