Probate and Will Contests

Kingston, New York Estate Administration Attorneys

If you have been designated to settle the estate of a loved one, or appointed a guardian or trustee, contact Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello, LLP for a consultation, to discuss how we can help you carry out your duties.

Probate Administration and Probate Litigation

With offices in Kingston and Marlboro, our experienced probate lawyers represent executors, administrators, and fiduciaries in Ulster County, the Hudson Valley, and Long Island. George Rusk Jr., John Wadlin, Daniel Martuscello, Pam Rusk, and Jason Kovacs help you close the estate with minimum expense or delay, and handle all disputes that arise.

Estate Administration

We demystify the New York probate process, assisting clients in all obligations and issues:

• Opening the estate
• Inventory of assets
• Paying debts of the estate
• Distribution to heirs
• Federal and New York tax returns
• Post-mortem planning to reduce taxes (for example, a surviving spouse waiving right to election to pass assets tax-free to the next generation)

We also advise those who are named a legal guardian or a trustee, assisting in distributing assets of a trust, expenditures on behalf of the ward, and annual reporting and accounting requirements.

Will Contests

We represent the estate or the contestant in contested wills, such as litigation to declare a will invalid on the basis of:

• Mental capacity of the testator
• Undue influence by family members or others
• Improper execution

Integrity and Trusted Legal Counsel

Rusk, Wadlin, Heppner & Martuscello, LLP is dedicated to the highest quality of professional conduct and service to clients. Contact us online or call us at (845) 331-4100 (Kingston) or (845) 236-4411 (Marlboro) for a consultation about your probate issue. Evening and weekend appointments available.

Our probate and will contests attorneys: Christine H. Guido, Pam Rusk, John Wadlin, George Rusk, Daniel Martuscello, and Jason Kovacs.