August is National Make a Will Month.. check out these resources for making in will in NY

August, a month where NYC empties out as residents search to enjoy the last week of Summer away from city pavement, has been designated “National Make a Will Month” .

Where to begin? Free sources are available….

For getting the right lawyer, click here for NYC Bar Association’s offer to help you find the right match…

And the Brooklyn Bar Association offers the same service … just click here for finding a Wills, Trusts or Probate Lawyer in Brooklyn…

Click her for the City Bar Justice Center’s Planning and Estates Law Project offer of free legal assistance estate matters to NYC residents with limited resources.

And for a listing of NYC Estate Planning and Pro-Bono Services… click here….

And, brag brag, there is always my Trusts & Estates LibGuide which has links to researching family history, learning more about Social Security, IRS Regs, and recommended print & eBook resources….

Yep, that’s me & one of my LibGuides– free resources, books, print & yes, other recommended LibGuides

And practicing lawyers always need to learn more (and keep up to date!)…

And so, for our J.D. friends & members, we recommend these for NY resources for their Estate Practice…

Turano’s NY Estate Administration available at NYLI in both print & eBook form; All of Lexis Color books (including this SCPA) are in NYLI’s eBook Collection; & the latest Harris set is on our Shelves!

And for a general overview of Trusts & Estates matters — your go to should be a Nutshell ….

All Nutshells are eBooks & a click away if you are a NYLI member…

August is Make a Will Month – so get started!

Use this blog and its linke to get lawyer recommendations, free resources, and book/eBook recommendations.

Well begun is half done — or Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor, as old Aristotle would put it….