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We’ve all thought it – why don’t we have financial education courses in school? American children spend endless hours in the classroom, but when it comes to important financial decisions we walk away from the education system without much guidance when it comes to money. This puts the onus on parents to have those early conversations about finances.

At The Village Law Firm, we understand the many different shapes a family can take. As a firm in New York City, we see and meet with people from all over the world. This experience with hundreds of immigrants and people with close family members in other countries allows us to understand the particular estate planning challenges these families face.

This year, on the cusp of the Fourth of July, many Americans were shocked to learn that some of their freedoms had been scaled back by the Supreme Court in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Center. The Dobbs case overturned the landmark case of Roe v. Wade and eviscerated any constitutional right to abortion.