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Estate Litigation
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Feb

Supreme Court OKs Payment Of Pension Benefits To Designated Ex-Spouse Beneficiary Despite Her Waiver Of Rights To Pension In Divorce Judgment

February 15, 2009
A new Supreme Court decision illustrates the importance of making sure your beneficiary designations are...
05
Feb

Executor Can Impose Trust To Prevent Surviving Spouse's Unjust Enrichment

February 5, 2009
An executor may block a surviving spouse’s attempts to withdraw assets from a decedent’s estate...
30
Jan

NJ Appellate Court Holds That Mere Friction Or Hostility Between A Beneficiary And A Trustee or Executrix Is Not Sufficient Grounds For Removal Of A Fiduciary

January 30, 2009
In an unpublished opinion, the Superior Court, Appellate Division, reversed a trial court’s judgment summarily...
06
Oct

NJ Appeals Court Allows Limited Disclosure of Notes by a Psychiatrist in Case Challenging Creation of a Supplemental Needs Trust

October 6, 2008
A New Jersey appeals court overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that the defendants...
12
Aug

Study Finds That Settling A Lawsuit Is Better Than Going To Trial In the Vast Majority Of Cases

August 12, 2008
A part of my practice involves mediation and collaborative legal practice. Both mediation and collaborative...
25
Jul

NJ Supreme Court holds that punitive damages are not ordinarily permitted in an estate litigation or will contest even when the proponent of the will has engaged in egregious behavior resulting in undue influence

July 25, 2008
In the Matter of the Estate of Madeleine Stockdale, the New Jersey Supreme Court considered...
15
May

Recent Cases – Will Interpretation

May 15, 2008
In McAuliffe vs. Benish, Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, plaintiffs, the adult daughters...
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