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See new filing requirement for all corporations and limited liability companies. Check out our latest blog:

Fincen’s New Beneficial Ownership Information Filing Requirement In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act that created a new beneficial ownership information reporting requirement to make it harder for bad actors to hide ill-gotten gains. Beneficial ownership information refers to indentifying information about individuals who directly or indirectl...

Want to know about Medicaid, read this primer:

Medicaid Primer             As the average life expectancy of the general population rises, there is more of a chance that at least one spouse will need to go into a nursing home or assisted living facility during his or her lifetime. The monthly cost of a private nursing home room in New Jersey is more ...

Want to learn about the advantages of a disclaimer trust over portability? Check out my new blog post here: http://egoldsteinlawfirm.com/?p=463

Disclaimer Trusts and Portability The usual testamentary intent for a couple is for the deceased spouse’s estate to pass to the surviving spouse.   The IRS allows the estate of the first spouse to die to pass to the surviving spouse estate tax deferred.  Taxes only become due and payable on the surviving spouse’s estate upon ...

What you need to know to bequeath your fi****ms to your family in New Jersey. Click the link to read more: http://egoldsteinlawfirm.com/?p=456.

Passing Your Guns Upon Death New Jersey Law prohibits anyone from selling, giving, transferring, assigning or otherwise disposing of, nor receiving, purchasing or otherwise acquiring a firearm unless, the person receiving the firearm is a licensed dealer or possesses a valid Firearm Purchaser Identification Card (FID). However,...

Clients fret over how much of their estate to leave to family, but devote little attention to their four legged loved ones. Check out my latest blog post to learn more: http://egoldsteinlawfirm.com/?p=435

Providing For Your Four Legged Loved Ones Clients fret over how much of their estate to leave to family, but devote little attention to their four legged loved ones.  Provisions for one’s animals can be made informally through a Letter of Instruction left with your last will and testament or formally through a trust set up in the will.

GOLDSTEIN LAW FIRM, LLC updated their address.

Recently, a number of our clients have asked for literature on the difference between a Durable Power of Attorney, Conservatorship, and Guardianship. Click the link to learn more: http://egoldsteinlawfirm.com/?p=426

Surrogate Decision Making Recently, a number of our clients have asked for literature on the difference between a Durable Power of Attorney, Conservatorship, and Guardianship.

GOLDSTEIN LAW FIRM, LLC is pleased to announce that it has moved to a new space within the same building. Our new address is: 92 East Main Street, Suite 308, Somerville, NJ 08876. Our telephone number and email remain the same.

Check out my most recent blog for what to consider and prepare for regarding estate planning if you are thinking about divorce: http://egoldsteinlawfirm.com/?p=416

Death, Divorce, and Your Estate While happily married, it is common for a couple to leave everything to each other in their wills or to name an in-law to act as executor or trustee. However, once the marriage sours, the thought of such things become unpalatable. Unfortunately, your soon-to-be-ex-spouse could still inherit your est...

A tragic story of what happens when you do not have an Advanced Medical Directive. Read about it here: http://egoldsteinlawfirm.com/?p=411

The Lesson of Terri Schiavo Now more than 15 years ago, the world watched as Terri Schiavo’s family repeatedly litigated her fate.  Regrettably, this highly publicized family conflict could have been easily avoided had Terri prepared an Advanced Medical Directive (“AMD”).  An AMD is a written statement explaining an in...