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09.25.2019
Tara Zane and Melissa Dibble Presented at “Wills and Estate Planning Workshop” at Samaritan Healthcare & Hospice
Archer attorneys Tara Zane and Melissa Dibble presented a free “Wills and Estate Planning Workshop” hosted by Samaritan’s Planned Giving Committee on Thursday, September 26, 2019 from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM. The committee included some of the region’s leading financial advisors who volunteer their time and expertise to raise awareness about the importance of […]
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09.11.2019
In PA, a Name is Enough: No Need to Identify Corporate Assets To Make Valid Transfer to Trust
In re Passarelli Family Trust, 206 A.3d 1188 (PA Super 2019) The Superior Court of Pennsylvania reversed a decree entered in the Orphans’ Court Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Chester County granting the petition of Margaret Passarelli to terminate an irrevocable trust (the “Trust”). Joseph and Margaret Passarelli were married on November […]
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09.11.2019
No Attorneys’ Fees Awarded In Will Contest Where Case Had “Obvious Legal and Factual Weakness[es]”
In re the Estate of Connolly, No. A-3855-17T1, 2019 WL 1578804 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Apr. 12, 2019). This case involves a purported will drafted by an attorney who never met the decedent. The attorney drafted the will based on a telephone conversation he had with the decedent, who was then ninety (90) years […]
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09.11.2019
Litigant “Entitled to Fair and Reasonable Opportunity to Litigate”
De Paul vs. Estate of De Paul, A-0887-16t2, 2019 WL 1831554 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. April 25, 2019). This action considered the reach of the entire controversy doctrine. The dispute stemmed from the disposition of a residential property in Mays Landing owned by the decedent, Catherine De Paul (“Catherine”). Catherine died testate in December […]
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Donald P. Craig
Don concentrates his practice in the area of estate litigation, including will contests, disputes between fiduciaries and beneficiaries, guardianship matters and accountings.