New York Law May Provide Relief It’s smart to draw up a will at any stage in life, even if someone is quite young. But if that Were You Born After a Will Was Written?
can advise on the best way to disinherit a child to minimize the chances of a successful will contest down the line.) This very scenario happened in the state of the famous director John Singleton, whose outdated will from 1993 reportedly left everything to his first-born child and did not mention intentions regarding his six other children. However, over $31 million is reportedly “unaccounted for” and is speculated to have been placed in a trust. If Singleton did use the trust, whether he provided for his other six children is something the public may never know. If you need assistance with an estate plan — or find yourself accidentally “disinherited” by an incomplete will — we can help you. We represent clients in both New York and New Jersey in all aspects of estate planning and estate administration.
will isn’t regularly updated, complications can arise when their youngest children try to inherit and realize they aren’t in the will at all! This is especially common if parents die before a child turns 18. In such cases, that first-born child is often named as a beneficiary of the estate. But what happens if the parent has additional children who were born after the will was executed — children who are not named in the earlier will because they did not exist? State laws differ, but usually, if the other children were not specifically disinherited in the language of the last will, they may have a claim to part of the estate for accidentally not being included. (As an aside, it’s important to make it clear in your will if you intend to disinherit your children, something you legally can do in virtually every state. A skilled estate attorney
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ZUCCHINI NOODLES WITH TURKEY BOLOGNESE MICHELE’S RECIPE CORNER
in May, and went on to electronic technician school. After a few years, I submitted an application to Officer Candidate School, was accepted, and received my commission. My career took me many places, and I had the privilege of rising in the ranks in a military branch that’s charged with countering drug traffickers and human smugglers, inspecting fishing boats to cruise ships, conducting search and rescue, and much, much more. I even trained Coasties sent to Afghanistan to help pack U.S. Army equipment in marine shipping containers for safe transit back home. I retired from the Coast Guard after 28 years, at the rank of Captain (equivalent to a Full Bird Colonel in the non-maritime service branches). Today, I work for the Department of Homeland Security, devising testing procedures for equipment used by national first responders. Like many, I work from home at the moment, in the house that Ken helped me buy. While I do miss some things from my time in the Coast Guard, working from home certainly beats watching the rivets work themselves out of the bulkhead of a ship that’s doing 60-degree rolls in the North Atlantic in January! Thank you, Ken, for giving me this space, and I hope you all enjoy the pictures of the coin (and don’t forget to thank your active and reserve service members, Veterans, and their families).
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INGREDIENTS
• 3 tbsp olive oil, divided • 1 tbsp garlic, minced • 1/2 cup onions, diced small • 1 lb ground turkey • 1 28-oz can crushed tomatoes • 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tsp salt • 1/2 tsp pepper • 2 tsp sugar • 3 medium zucchini • Parmesan cheese, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
1. In a large sauté pan over medium-low heat, warm 2 tbsp olive oil. 2. Add garlic and onions and stir constantly until garlic is golden and onions are translucent. 3. Increase heat to medium and add ground turkey, break apart, and cook thoroughly. 4. Add crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, and sugar. Reduce heat to low. Stir occasionally.
5. Using a spiralizer, mandolin, or vegetable peeler, cut the zucchini into noodles. 6. In another large sauté pan over medium-low heat, add remaining olive oil and zucchini noodles, tossing constantly for 2 minutes until slightly wilted. 7. Plate the zucchini noodles, top with the turkey Bolognese,
P.S. If Ken doesn’t have this coin on him the next time I see him, he’ll owe me a Sam Adams! –Thomas Morkan
and garnish with Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.
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