Estate of Kennedy, et al. v. Rosenblatt, et al., 2016 N.J. Super. LEXIS 140 (App. Div. Nov. 4, 2016). This Essex County matter addressed a conflict-of-interest issue involving attorneys who switched law firms and the electronic file that remained. In October 2013, plaintiffs Estate of Francis P. Kennedy and eight related trusts initiated a professional […]

Thieme v. Aucoin-Thieme, 227 N.J. 269 (2016) In 1999, plaintiff Michael J. Thieme was employed at a biometrics consulting firm.  In late 2000 or 2001, Michael met the defendant, Bernice F. Aucoin-Thieme.  By May 2002, they were living together, and their daughter was born in 2003.

The presentation took place on January 10, 2017, at The Mansion in Voorhees, NJ from 8:30am – 10:30am.  Attendees learned how to create, modify, and the possibility of even terminating trusts under the new Act. 

Only 1% of China’s 220 million seniors have an estate plan, which has led to a recent spike in inheritance disputes in China. http://www.cnbc.com/2017/01/02/chinese-dont-have-wills–now-its-a-big-problem.html

Chen-Teh Shu v. Wang, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 143222 (D.N.J. Oct. 17, 2016). This matter is one of many related suits regarding the proper disposition of assets from the estate of a Taiwanese billionaire, Yung-Ching Wang (the “Decedent”), who died intestate.  Plaintiffs, Chen-Teh Shu, Dong-Zung Dai, and Robert Shi, are joint executors of the will […]

On December 8, 2016, Steve Mignogna, Anthony La Ratta, Donald Craig, and Melissa Osorio Dibble Presented at the 15th Annual Forum: Hot Trends In Estate Litigation for the Camden County Bar Association.

On December 13, 2016, Steve Mignogna, Anthony La Ratta, and Melissa Osorio Dibble Presented “What We’ve Learned So Far Under Uniform Trust Code.”

http://nytlive.nytimes.com/womenintheworld/2016/12/07/legal-battle-over-sofia-vergaras-frozen-embryos-takes-a-very-unusual-turn/ A lawsuit has been filed in Louisiana against Modern Family actress Sofia Vergara naming two frozen embryos as plaintiffs.  Vergara and her former fiancé, Nick Loeb have been involved in litigation for years regarding their frozen embryos.  Vergara created the embryos with Loeb via in vitro fertilization, but they were never implanted.

In the Matter of the Estate of Jones, 2016 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2173 (App. Div. Oct. 3, 2016). Defendant Perry Jones, nephew of decedent Hermeles Jones and prior administrator and a beneficiary of decedent’s estate, appealed from the order of the probate court that approved the final accounting and distribution of assets submitted by […]

Riedl v. Economaki, 2016 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2169 (App. Div. Sept. 30, 2016). Plaintiff, Christine Riedl, a daughter and executor of the Estate of Christopher C. Economaki, appealed from an order granting summary judgment to decedent’s other daughter, defendant Corinne Economaki.  Decedent died testate and the dispute arose over the payment of estate, inheritance, […]