Plainview Estate Planning Lawyer

Over 50 Years' Experience in Estate Planning & Probate

Plainview is a hamlet on Long Island located in the town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County. Plainview shares a school system with its neighbor Old Bethpage, as well as a library, a fire department and a school district. Plainview receives its law enforcement services from the Second and Eight Precincts of the Nassau County Police Department.

As of the 2010 census, there were 26,217 people living in Plainview, of which 36.5% had minor children living with them and 73% were married couples. With so many households consisting of families and married couples, it's reasonable to understand why estate planning is an important topic for the residents of Plainview.

Estate planning goes far beyond drafting a will; estate planning is the process by which an individual or a family arranges for the transfer of their assets in anticipation of death. A solid estate plan preserves the maximum amount of wealth possible for the beneficiaries while allowing flexibility for the individual prior to his or her death.

Your estate is the total real and personal property that you own prior to the distribution through a will or a trust. Your real property includes real estate and your personal property consists of everything else from life insurance to checking and savings accounts, to household items, jewelry, and other valuables. With estate planning, you decide who gets what property and when, but without an estate plan in place; your assets will be distributed according to New York's laws of intestate succession (dying without a will), and your property may not be distributed the way you would have wanted.