About Regina Kiperman

Regina advises clients in the areas of Probate, Estate & Trust Administration, Estate Planning, Contested and Uncontested Guardianship matters, Will Contests, Contested Accounting, and Special Needs Planning.
To this end, Regina:
Prepares estate planning documents (from basic to complex), including, but not limited to: Wills, various Trusts (e.g.: Revocable, Irrevocable, Life Insurance, Charitable, and/or Personal Residence), and Advance Directives;

Prepares Petitions for Probate and/or Estate Administration to help fiduciaries obtain Letters Testamentary, Limited Letters Testamentary, Letters of Administration, or Letters of Administration, C.T.A;

Counsels fiduciaries (e.g.: executors, administrators, trustees, and guardians) on the administration and taxation of their (or their ward’s) estates;

Advises trustees and trust beneficiaries on the administration and taxation of trusts;

Represents family members in kinship proceedings to prove their right to inherit property;

Represents individuals in contested and uncontested guardianship proceedings;

Represents individuals in estate and trust litigation, including will contests, turn-over proceedings, and contested accountings;

Advises individuals on elder law issues, including reviewing existing care plans and long-term care insurance policies, and assesses possibility of Medicaid planning (community and institutional);

Advises disabled individuals and their family members on special needs planning;

Negotiates with NYC Human Resources Administration to reduce or eliminate various “Medicaid claims”