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In August, the VA’s inspector general said the weight of paper files at the agency’s Winston-Salem, N.C., office had compromised the structural integrity of the building. Credit: Office of the Inspector General/Department of Veterans Affairs and the Center for Investigative Reporting

In Estate of Mendonca v. DaSilva, Docket No. A3515-11T2 (App. Div. Feb. 22, 2013), the decedent, Ricardo Mendonca died intestate as a result of an automobile accident. His only heir was his minor son, who lived with his mother in Brazil. Unbeknownst to the minor...

In the event of a Medicaid denial as a result of an unauthorized transfer or gift to a third party, one avenue of redress that may be available to a Medicaid applicant is to seek a waiver of the penalty based upon the “undue hardship”...

In Stephenson, Personal Representative of Estate of Murry v. Spiegle, Docket No. A-4193-11T2 (App.Div., January 31, 2013), the decedent executed a Last Will and Testament leaving his estate to family members or trusts for family members. The will was prepared by his attorney, William E....

The New Jersey Supreme Court has directed that the Court’s function in construing a decedent’s will is “to ascertain and give effect to the ‘probable intention of the testator.’” Fidelity Union Trust Co. v. Robert, 36 N.J. 561, 564 (1962) (further citations omitted). This function...