Freedman v. Freedman, 2023 WL 105211 (N.J. Super. App. Div. January 5, 2023) This “sad case” from the Family Part involved a burial dispute between parents over their adult son’s cremation remains and personal property.  The court decided that a plenary hearing was not necessary to resolve the dispute, and adopted a procedure for trial […]

Crane v. Crane, Docket No. A-3174-20 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Dec. 29, 2022) This case involved the determination of a decedent’s intentions with respect to her burial location and the disposition of her remains.  The Appellate Division affirmed the earlier decision of the trial court following a trial that featured testimony from nine witnesses. Decedent […]

In the Matter of the Estate of Dolores M. Pierce, Deceased, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2381, No. A-4691-15T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Sept. 22, 2017). This case arose from the Monmouth County Probate Part.

In the Matter of the Estate of James E. Mellodge, Deceased, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. 2466, No. A-4161-15T3 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Sept. 26, 2017). The Appellate Division assessed a trial court’s counsel fee awards from an estate.

Anthony La Ratta and Melissa Osorio address the formalities of wills and writings intended as wills in an article published by The American Bar Association Probate & Property Magazine. “What’s in a Name? Writings Intended as Wills”