Author: Estate & Trust Group
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11.28.2017
NJ Appellate Court Finds Confidential Relationship, But No Suspicious Circumstances
In the Matter of the Estate of Winter, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2434, No. A-0250-15T4 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Sept. 27, 2017). This case arose from the Morris County, Probate Part.
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11.28.2017
NJ Appellate Court Finds Purported Settlement Unenforceable and Proponents of Will Satisfied Their Burden of Proof
In the Matter of the Estate of Felix Braun, Deceased and In the Matter of the Probate of the Lost Will of Sylvia Braun, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2747 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 2, 2017).
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11.16.2017
Steven Mignogna a Featured Speaker at National College of Probate Judges Fall Conference
Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, served as a featured speaker for the National College of Probate Judges, at its Fall Conference in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, on November 16, 2017. Mr. Mignogna lectured to the College on “Seven Deadly Claims” – novel claims in trust and estate litigation evolving around […]
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11.16.2017
Steven Mignogna a Featured Speaker at PBA Annual Estate Law Conference
Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, served as a featured speaker at the 24th Annual Estate Law Conference of the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia on November 14, 2017. Mr. Mignogna lectured on recent developments in New Jersey law. Mr. Mignogna focuses his practice on commercial litigation, with a concentration on […]
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10.25.2017
NJ Supreme Court Matter of First Impression
In a matter of first impression, the New Jersey Supreme Court recognized a cause of action for wrongful prolongation of life as the defendants resuscitated the decedent, despite her wishes set forth in orders stating: “do not resuscitate” and “do not intubate”. To read the full article, click here.
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10.19.2017
Melissa Dibble Presents Wills Seminar
Melissa Dibble presented a seminar concerning the importance of Wills at Samaritan Center at Voorhees on Tuesday, October 17 from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM. More than 50% of people don’t have a Will. When a New Jersey resident dies without a Will a set of state rules decides who is in charge of your estate, and […]
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09.28.2017
Anthony R. La Ratta, Esquire and Donald P. Craig, Esquire presented “Developing Trends in Probate Litigation and the Exercise of Judicial Discretion in the Surrogate’s Court”
On September 27, 2017, Anthony R. La Ratta, Esquire and Donald P. Craig, Esquire presented “developing trends in probate litigation and the exercise of judicial discretion in the Surrogate’s Court” at the annual forum for the Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey, Surrogates Section.
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09.27.2017
Steven Mignogna a Featured Speaker at NJICLE Fiduciary Litigation Update Annual Forum
Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, served as a featured speaker at the “Fiduciary Litigation Update,” an annual forum of the New Jersey State Institute for Continuing Legal Education, on September 26, 2017, in Edison, New Jersey. Mr. Mignogna presented the latest trends in trust and estate law, especially from a […]
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09.20.2017
PA Supreme Court Finds It Unlawful To Modify A Trust To Add A Portability Provision
Trust Under Agreement of Edward Winslow Taylor, 2017 Pa. LEXIS 1692 (July 19, 2017), petition denied 2016 Phila. Ct. Com. Pl. LEXIS (Pa. CP. Oct. 2016), affirmed 2017 Pa. Super. 275 (Pa. Super. Ct., Aug. 23, 2017).
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09.18.2017
Steven Mignogna a Featured Speaker at ACTEC Mid-Atlantic Region Annual Meeting
Steven K. Mignogna, a Partner in the firm’s Haddonfield office, served as a featured speaker at the annual meeting of the Mid-Atlantic region of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC), on September 16, 2017, in Long Branch, New Jersey. Mr. Mignogna served as moderator and a speaker for a seminar entitled, “Resolving […]
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