A lakefront cottage or vacation property in Western New York is the kind of purchase people dream about for years. The legal side of getting there is rarely as simple as the brochure suggests. Summer in Western New York puts vacation properties front of mind. Lake Ontario shoreline, Conesus and ...

An estate plan is not something you put in place once and never think about again. For families across Western New York, keeping documents current is just as important as having them in the first place. Most people feel a genuine sense of relief after completing their estate planning documents. ...

Estate planning is rarely simple. For blended families, it is rarely uncomplicated either — and the default rules that work reasonably well for traditional families often produce results that do not match anyone’s intent. Blended families have become the norm rather than the exception, and the legal structures ...