On December 15, 2020, as a result of advocacy by the New York State Bar Association, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed a new law that changes New York State’s power of attorney short form.  The document is called a “short” form, not because it is particularly short, but because it does not state every single power listed in the statute.  That being said, additional powers can be added - and often are added - to the document by drafting attorneys in the Modifications section of the document. The law will take effect June 13, 2021. 

I’d like to wish all our readers, supporters, and friends a Chag Kasher v’Samei’ach. This was a year nobody will ever forget; it was one filled with much loss and has left many picking up the pieces of their lives. Our shuls and schools were closed, businesses remain in shambles, we experienced a tremendous loss of life, medical issues have plagued society, and there is still incredible unemployment. But there is light at the end of the tunnel.