Medicaid Planning Attorneys in Syracuse, New York

6 Medicaid planning firms have an office in Syracuse, New York. Each listing carries the firm's practice areas, its Syracuse office and its phone.

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Planning ahead

Estate Planning7 Tax Planning4 Special Needs Planning2 Asset Protection4 Medicaid Planning6

Settling an estate

Trust Administration4 Probate7 Probate Litigation3 Trust Litigation3

Capacity and care

Elder Law5 Guardianship1

Firm Type

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6 firms

CDH Law PLLC

211 Tompkins Street, Syracuse, NY 13204

Syracuse (Onondaga County) firm representing executors, administrators, trustees and beneficiaries across Central New York in the Surrogate's Courts. Handles probate and estate administration and litigates objections to a will or a trust, alongside estate planning, wills and trusts, and Medicaid trusts.

Estate PlanningProbateProbate LitigationTrust LitigationTax Planning+2

1-315-930-4077

Davies Law Firm, P.C.

210 E Fayette Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Syracuse firm founded in 1993 to focus exclusively on estate and long-term planning, serving Onondaga, Madison, Oneida, Cortland, Oswego and Cayuga counties. Walks executors and administrators through Onondaga County Surrogate's Court — petitioning for Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration, requesting Preliminary Letters for urgent tasks, small-estate voluntary administration under $50,000, and marshaling assets into an estate account. Also handles living trust administration and funding, irrevocable trusts, and Medicaid and elder-law planning.

Since 1993Serves 6 countiesFree consultationVirtual consultationsEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-315-472-6511

DeFio Law Firm, PLLC

774 State Fair Boulevard, Syracuse, NY 13209

Syracuse (Onondaga County) practice founded in 2003, with a second office in Baldwinsville. Handles probate and post-death administration for families settling a relative's affairs, alongside wills and trusts, powers of attorney and health care proxies, and Medicaid asset protection planning such as placing the family home into a protection trust. Also does business succession and real estate work — contract review, title searches and closings. Consultations are free.

Solo PracticeSince 2003Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateElder LawTax PlanningAsset Protection+3

1-315-488-7339

Melvin & Melvin, PLLC

217 South Salina Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Syracuse firm founded in 1921 that carries an estate from the decedent's death through settlement, assisting executors and trustees with the paperwork, the family exemption and non-probate assets, and distribution. When an estate turns contested it litigates will contests on incompetence or undue influence, fiduciary removal, accounting proceedings and spousal rights claims, for Onondaga County families on either side.

Since 1921Serves 1 countyEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+6

1-315-422-1311

The Marrone Law Firm, P.C.

506 East Washington Street, Suite A, Syracuse, NY 13202

Syracuse firm on East Washington Street with a by-appointment Watertown office, serving Central and Northern New York. Walks heirs and fiduciaries through Surrogate's Court from the petition to appoint the executor through the inventory, debts, distributions, tax returns, and final accounting; administers trusts for successor trustees; and litigates objections to probate, trust-validity contests, trustee removals, and accounting proceedings. Its planning side covers elder law, Medicaid trusts and applications, dementia planning, guardianship and special-needs planning, and elder care coordination.

Since 2015Serves 2 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateProbate LitigationTrust Litigation+4

1-315-728-9433

Scolaro Fetter Grizanti & McGough, P.C.

507 Plum Street, Suite 300, Syracuse, NY 13204

Syracuse firm working with Onondaga County executors from the petition to probate a will through to final settlement in Surrogate's Court. The group marshals and disposes of estate assets, prepares estate, inheritance and fiduciary income tax returns, and represents executors and trustees before the IRS and the U.S. Tax Court. It also administers life insurance, charitable and testamentary trusts, including accountings and communications with beneficiaries.

Since 1979Serves 5 countiesEstate PlanningTrust AdministrationProbateElder LawTax Planning+6

1-315-471-8111

Syracuse is in Onondaga County.

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Koldin Law Center, P.C.

6661 Kirkville Road, East Syracuse, NY 13057

East Syracuse firm assisting clients in Onondaga County, the surrounding counties, and central New York with probate and estate administration: managing the decedent's assets, collecting debts, paying bills, and getting the necessary documents filed with the court. Also handles intestate estates, where state law rather than the decedent's promises controls who inherits. Its planning side is built on Medicaid, nursing-home asset protection, and supplemental needs trusts, on flat fees. Established in 1964 by Leonard C. Koldin, the former chief welfare attorney for Onondaga County.

Since 1964Serves 1 countyFree consultationEstate PlanningProbateSpecial Needs PlanningAsset ProtectionMedicaid Planning

1-315-314-3205

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Probate in Onondaga County

Probate Court Record

Onondaga County Surrogate's Court

Onondaga County · 5th Judicial District

Phone

1-315-671-2100

Hours

Monday-Friday 8:30 AM-4:30 PM

Office

Onondaga County Courthouse, 401 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202

Website

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E-filing

Required for attorneys

Self-represented filing

Allowed

Self-help forms

Court forms packet

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Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Free New York forms to plan or settle an estate: a will, trust, powers of attorney, TOD deed and the probate forms. Prepare each form for New York.

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Revocable Living Trust

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Healthcare Power of Attorney

New York requires 2 witnesses for a healthcare power of attorney; notarization is not required.

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Financial Power of Attorney

New York treats a power of attorney as durable by default, and it is signed before 2 witnesses and a notary.

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Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Free calculators and checklists to plan or settle an estate in New York: will and trust costs, probate, executor pay and taxes. Run each tool for New York.

How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable living trust in New York runs $4,250 to $6,375 for an individual, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

An attorney-prepared revocable trust in New York runs $4,250 to $6,375 and a simple will $1,344 to $2,688, against $0 to $549 up front plus a subscription with an online service.

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How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

In New York, four years at a public university cost about $101,592 and the cost of living is 8% above the U.S. average; the state levies an estate tax above $7,350,000.

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How Do I Settle an Estate?

Settling an estate in New York: the personal representative files the estate inventory within 270 days of appointment; creditors have 7 months to present claims; a simple estate closes in 7 months to 9 months.

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Medicaid Planning Attorneys in Syracuse, New York

More Medicaid Planning Firms in Onondaga County

Probate in Onondaga County

Onondaga County Surrogate's Court

Forms for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

Revocable Living Trust

Healthcare Power of Attorney

Financial Power of Attorney

Tools for Planning and Settling an Estate in New York

How Much Does a Revocable Living Trust Cost?

What Does Estate Planning Actually Cost?

How Much Life Insurance Do I Need?

How Do I Settle an Estate?

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Medicaid Planning Attorneys in Syracuse, New York