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.

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.

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).

In the Matter of the Estate of Mary Jane Lynch, Deceased, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 2793, A-5617-14T2 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 8, 2017). This case covers a multitude of issues involving the appeal of several trial court Orders. This summary will address only some of the novel and noteworthy issues covered in […]

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).

In K.A. v. J.L., 450 N.J. Super. 247 (Ch. Div. 2016), the New Jersey Superior Court held that service of process through the social media platform Facebook was permissible after service through certified mail was ineffective.  The adoptive parents instituted this action to enjoin the biological father from holding himself out as the father of […]

In the Matter of the Estate of Anna Fabics, 2017 N.J. Super. Unpub. LEXIS 1816, No. A-5576-14T2 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. July 19, 2017). This decision, rendered on July 19, 2017, deals primarily with the nature of distributions (cash versus in kind) from an estate.  The opinion also affirms an award of counsel fees […]

In re D.G., Alleged Incapacitated Person, 7 Fiduc. Rep. 3d 116 (O.C. Div. Berks Cnty. Aug. 9, 2016). Petitioner appealed the denial of his petition for adjudication of incapacity of his 91 year old mother and the denial of his appointment as the plenary guardian for his mother.  The Orphans’ Court held that there was no […]

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