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01.01.2025
January Meeting – Seven Deadly Claims
Archer attorneys Steven Mignogna and Melissa Osorio Dibble will present “Seven Deadly Claims” at the Estate Planning Council of Delaware January Meeting. “Seven Deadly Claims” focuses on the seven most significant causes of action stemming from the growing number of estate and trust litigation matters around the country. When: Wednesday, January 8 | 5:00pm – 7:30pm […]
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01.01.2025
RPC 3.7 Prevents Attorney from Acting as Counsel at a Trial or Pretrial Evidentiary Hearing When the Attorney is Likely a Necessary Witness at the Trial or Hearing
Fountain Plaza, LLC, v. Petrock’s Liquors, Inc., No. A-1522-23, 2024 WL 4822646 (N.J. Super. App. Div. Nov. 19, 2024) The Chancery Division, relying on R. 1:21-1(c) and RPC 3.7, granted defendant’s motion to disqualify plaintiff’s attorney. Plaintiff was granted leave to file an interlocutory appeal, and the Appellate Division reversed. Plaintiff Fountain Plaza is an […]
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12.17.2024
Pennsylvania Legislature Expands Slayer Statute to Include Elder Abuse
In many jurisdictions, the law dictates that people cannot benefit from their crimes. In the realm of the administration of decedent’s estates, this principle takes the form of “slayer statutes” which state that a killer cannot inherit from their victim. Where these statutes traditionally disinherit beneficiaries who kill the testator, some states have expanded their […]
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12.16.2024
Presumption of Revocation Found For Decedent’s Will Executed Before Marriage and Birth of Children
In re Estate of Kremer, 2024 WL 4964639 (N.J. Super. Dec. 4, 2024) This case deals with revocation of wills and related points. Bonnie Levine executed a will in 1992. The will named Bonnie’s sisters, Pamela McGinnis and Patrice Berman, as executrix and contingent executrix, respectively. In 1997, Bonnie married Joseph Kremer. The couple had […]
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