When someone owes unpaid child support in New Jersey, a future settlement, judgment, inheritance, or other lump-sum payment may not reach that person. A recent New Jersey Appellate Division decision […]
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When estate planners use a no-contest clause, they want to reduce the odds of a family fight after death. Lawyers also call these provisions in terrorem clauses. The clause threatens […]
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Executor Mistakes often start with delays, poor communication, or sloppy record-keeping, but in New Jersey, they can quickly escalate into expensive estate litigation. An executor has real legal duties. The […]
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Testamentary Capacity is often the first issue families raise when they believe a will does not reflect a loved one’s true wishes. Under New Jersey law, any individual who is […]
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Arbitration clauses in wills took a major hit in New Jersey when the Appellate Division decided In the Matter of the Estate of Samuel P. Hekemian. In this published April […]
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Inheritance Disputes often begin long before anyone files a court case, because grief, old family roles, and unmet expectations can turn a parent’s estate into a battleground. When siblings fight […]
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On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Middlesex County, Docket No. 18-000394, the New Jersey Appellate Division upheld the trial court’s dismissal of petitioner’s various estate […]
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While there may be several good ways to go about challenging a decedent’s last will and testament, in In the Matter of the Estate of Annie Rost, Superior Court of New […]
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