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01.10.2018
NJ Appellate Division Addresses the Interplay of Family and Intestacy Law
In the Matter of the Estate of Louis M. Acerra, 2017 N.J. Super. No. A-1955-15T1, 2017 WL 6048117 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Dec. 7, 2017). This unpublished Appellate Division case is an example of the intersection between family law and estate law. In particular, this matter involves litigation regarding the administration of an intestate […]
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01.10.2018
NJ Trial Court Mistakenly Applied Its Discretion By Not Allowing Filing Extension
In the Matter of the Estate of Florence Fisher, No. A-0515-16T, 2017 WL 5895758 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 28, 2017). These two pieces of litigation involved the efforts of plaintiff Meredith A. Fisher to void estate planning by her mother, the late Florence Fisher.
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12.21.2017
California Court of Appeals Weighs In On Attorney-Client Privilege of Trustees
Fiduciary Tr. Internat. of Cal. v. Klein, 9 Cal. App. 5th 1184, 216 Cal. Rptr. 3d 61 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 21, 2017). This case out of California deals with the cutting edge issue regarding the attorney-client privilege as it applies to trustees. The facts of this case center around the Mark Hughes Family Trust […]
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12.21.2017
NJ Appellate Court Affirms Decedent’s Capability of Executing An Enforceable Will, Despite Having Mild Dementia
In the Matter of the Estate of Alfred Finocchiaro, Sr., WL 5898592, No. A-4532-14T1 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. Nov. 30, 2017). This matter was on appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Chancery Division, Probate Part, Morris County. Judge Fuentes, Presiding Judge of the Appellate Division, wrote the opinion.
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